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The Spoils of Summer

AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: Grapes on the vine between Achkarren, Bickensohl and Nieder- und Oberrotweil in the Kaiserstuhl in Germany. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55589341905/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/18/26

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. Wine: It’s the People’s DrinkEric gets it exactly right. Pedro Parra: We need to …

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Lignes de vignes…

Anthony Desruelles has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/144343893@N07/55585235886/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Panzoult, lieu-dit Roncé

henri-pierre chebret has added a photo to the pool: Panzoult ……. vignoble AOC Chinon Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/henripierrechebret/55584303219/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Burgundy Comes to SF: Notes from La Paulée de San Francisco

Opportunities to taste top Burgundy wines in San Francisco are rare and getting rarer. The cost of the wines, the sometimes shrinking quantities in which they are produced, and the degree to which they really don’t need any promotion to sell amongst the collectors, restaurants, and stores all clamoring for allocations means they generally just aren’t made available for tasting. …

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Warming Up To St. Martin’s Day with Aldeia de Cima

Aldeia de Cima Is Spectacular   I’m warming up to St. Martin’s Day with Aldeia de Cima. I know I’m ahead of the schedule (November 11), but I’m ready now. I’ve been fortunate to visit Portugal’s Alentejo region a couple of times, and I always anticipate the celebrations. My most recent trip was a few […] The post Warming Up …

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Monte Velho

moacirdsp has added a photo to the pool: Monte Velho Tinto – Red Wine Herdade do Esporão Alentejo Portugal ___ Alvalade Lisboa Portugal 2026 ?? Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/moacirdsp/55593181121/in/pool-912056@N21

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lechecce has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/55590865567/in/pool-912056@N21

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After dinner | Shot with three off-camera strobes (Godox AD2…

Shot with three off-camera strobes (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A, bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, Flash B, Camera left, 10 degrees, 45 degrees above subject, modified with round head, grid and barn doors to illuminate label. Flash C behind 24 inch velum scrim, modified with MagMod MagBounce. Black flags (24 x 32 inch placed on either side …

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2024 Kirkland Signature Gigondas

Continuing our run of reviewing all the new Kirkland bottles arriving in stores, here’s the latest vintage of another favorite, the Kirkland Gigondas. This is on the early side for the arrival of this bottle. Usually it’s December, last vintage was November, and now we’re seeing it in October. Everything else about this bottle is […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2024-kirkland-signature-gigondas/

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SISTER’S RUN story… | AI Overview The image shows a bottle o…

  AI Overview   The image shows a bottle of Sister’s Run Shiraz from McLaren Vale, South Australia (2017 vintage) [Snippet 0.6.1].   Key Details from the Label   • Wine: Sister’s Run Shiraz [Snippet 0.6.1]   • Region: McLaren Vale, South Australia [Snippet 0.6.1] • Vintage: 2017 [Snippet 0.6.1] • Winemaker: Elena Brooks [Snippet 0.6.1]   • Alcohol by …

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Vinography Images: The Altar

A mysterious artifact behind the winery at Mateus Nicolau de Almeida in the Douro Superior region, with a hillside of old vines and the roofs of Vila Nova de Foz Côa peeking over the hill. The Douro Superior region is the highest-elevation portion of the Douro wine region, which covers the portion of the Douro River right up to the …

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How is the new Canadian sparkling wine, Fracette, poised to take on Champagne, Prosecco and Cava? John Boynton, CEO of Arterra Wines, reveals the strategy

Introduction France has Champagne. Italy has Prosecco. Spain has Cava. So what’s the new Canadian sparkling wine style that’s just launched? Will Canadians remain loyal to domestic wines once American wines return to store shelves? Is the wine industry making a costly mistake by assuming young drinkers will turn to wine as their incomes grow? How could boxed wine change …

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2024 Kirkland Signature Margaux Bordeaux

This is the second vintage of this Kirkland bottle to grace Costco shelves and that’s always the key one to see appear so we know it’s not a “one and done Costco run.” That first vintage was fantastic, earning 92 points from us. We hope to see this one build upon the strength we saw […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2024-kirkland-signature-margaux-bordeaux/

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