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Cellar manager and fourth generation f the Brochard family Anne-Sophie Brochard with vineyard manager Mattheiru Franchini and new director of the estate Rodrigo Zamorano. The central region of the Loire valley has long been the source of some of the finest expressions of Sauvignon Blanc anywhere in the world. While the wines of Quincy, Reuilly, Menetou-Salon and Pouilly-Fumé can all …

Saki moving | Rob Lucas | Flickr Uploaded on October 28, 2024 Taken on March 31, 2024

The SJR Vineyard in the Rocks District on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley. In 2021, winemakers, like the rest of us, were poised to rebound from the most challenging year in recent memory for, well, the entire human race. But the year was hardly a panacea, nor was it an easy bounce back from 2020. The heat …

Robstours has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/roblucas/54094657746/in/pool-17918700@N00

Winniepix has added a photo to the pool: The hamlet of Sury-en-Vaux nestled amongst the colourful autumnal vines in the Sancerre wine region in the Loire Valley region of France. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnie_pix/54091798772/in/pool-17918700@N00

Winniepix has added a photo to the pool: Rows of colourful autumnal vines stretching into the far distance in the Sancerre wine region of the Loire Valley in France, with rows of tall trees on the horizon Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnie_pix/54092669721/in/pool-17918700@N00

Winniepix has added a photo to the pool: The hilltop medieval town of Sancerre in the Central Loire region of France in the distance, with rows of colourful autumnal vines in the foreground Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnie_pix/54093123545/in/pool-17918700@N00

Winniepix has added a photo to the pool: A colourful patchwork of rows of hillside vines in the Sancerre wine region, against a bright blue, cloudless sky Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnie_pix/54092669731/in/pool-17918700@N00

n8fire has added a photo to the pool: Douro, Portugal Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/louisjacob/54089649842/in/pool-17918700@N00

n8fire has added a photo to the pool: Douro, Portugal Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/louisjacob/54090846914/in/pool-17918700@N00

There’s a lovely floral thyme and roasted plum note to the polished graphite- and berry-laced core that shows twinges of licorice, orange peel and peppercorn as it works its way to the lengthy finish around well-integrated tannins. Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2035. 10,000 cases made, 6,000 cases imported. Source : c8bb3f788bba9a7893d21f0ea794228f

DSC_9336 copia | Marco Pacini | Flickr Uploaded on October 16, 2024 Taken on April 23, 2023

Decanter staged a triumphant entry on to the Singapore wine scene on Saturday, when it hosted its first ever Fine Wine Encounter in the country – and the first to be held in Asia since Decanter’s Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) in Shanghai five years ago. More than 550 guests made their way to Singapore’s luxury Shangri-La Hotel, where 54 wineries …

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week. Why marketing deserves more attention from boards in the wine industryLulie knows what she’s …

When Jeffery Lindenmuth took the stage on the first morning of the 2024 New York Wine Experience, the executive editor of Wine Spectator looked out on a crowd of more than 1,000 people—but they might as well have been family. “When I arrived at the hotel last night, I was riding the elevator with a few of our guests all …

Real estate agents are notorious for putting a positive spin on the properties they are trying to sell. A ‘cosy apartment with abundant natural light’ is likely to be a tiny studio flat with a single window, while ‘full of potential’ is often used to describe a dilapidated mess. However, one estate agent in Norfolk has gone above and beyond …

The view from the pink marble Chef’s Table at Hélène Darroze at The Connaught. The news earlier this year that the legendary Le Gavroche was closing may have sounded like the death knell for old-school French cuisine in London, but in fact it has undergone something of a revival recently. Not only are many new restaurants choosing to give themselves …

Plump and off-dry, with succulent peach and honeydew flavors that finish with a sweet accent. Drink now. 85,000 cases made. Source : 33f7172593b9c80b159a352620ba2c37

Ok, Chateauneuf-du-Pape time; always a favorite of ours. Costco generally does a good job bringing in reasonably priced Chateauneufs that are nice quality, including the Kirkland one of course that is only $20. This is a new one we had yet to find and taste. Costco’s price was $34.99, and it looks like the retail … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2019-la-sousto-chateauneuf-du-pape/

We’re hot from just having found the Cune Gran Reserva Rioja at Costco, and now we find this very affordable Rioja where the quality really surprised us at this price point. Good drinkable red wine under $10 that doesn’t come from the Kirkland brand is hard to find. Costco’s a good place to look as … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2020-lucia-victoria-rioja-tempranillo/