The combination of ongoing climate chaos and the shifting demographics of wine drinkers have driven some California wine producers to embrace formerly unfashionable approaches to making wine, with some surprising results. Few things seem more sacred when it comes to telling the story of a wine than time and place. The last 200 years of fine-wine sales have been, if …

Several of Argentina’s leading wine regions were devastated by consecutive days of widespread freezing conditions recently, impacting tens of thousands of acres of vines throughout the country. At a time when nearly all vineyards were budding and many were beginning to flower, it was a particularly unfavorable time for a cold snap. In some areas, temperatures plummeted to the low …

In Club Oenologique, Jim Clarke reports on the more restrained rendering of Chardonnay emerging from California. “Over the past three decades, wine drinkers have come to expect Napa – and California more broadly – to offer up rich, opulent Chardonnays…But this cloying, buttery rendering is not the only Chardonnay choice; indeed, it wasn’t even the first choice.” Jacopo Mazzeo explores Romanian wine …

Sainsbury’s is one of the UK’s Big Four supermarkets, and it has an admirable range of wines. Here are just a few picks of the retailer’s top performers from this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards With some 1,400 supermarkets and convenience stores, shoppers can expect plenty of choice from Sainsbury’s. One of the most popular of those choices has to …

Ridge’s Cabernet-dominated Monte Bello is much admired, partly because it has always stood in marked contrast to California Cabernets from Napa and Sonoma. The alcohol levels rarely exceed 14%, which seems to be the starting gate for most Napa Cabernets these days. And while the fruit is always ripe, the tannin and acidity levels are high, so Monte Bello only …

Librandi’s Tenuta Rosaneti estate. If asked to name a wine producer from Calabria, I doubt that many of us could come up with more than one: Librandi. The company was founded in the early 1950s and has remained in family ownership. The holdings are spread across six different estates, totalling around 230ha. The focus has long been on indigenous varieties, …

Cadet Beer & Wine Bar Napa Valley is one of the most-visited destinations for wine-loving travellers, and it’s no surprise why. Home to 16 AVAs, 18,000+ hectares of vineyards, and over 450 wineries within a 30-mile radius, the region is both a bountiful and beautiful choice for curious wine lovers worldwide. However, those familiar with wine region travel are no …

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Elegant and pure, offering cherry, strawberry and raspberry fruit accented by floral and mineral elements. Reveals hints of earth and tobacco, which emerge as this builds to a long, firm finish. Complex and harmonious. Best from 2024 through 2042. 250 cases made, 25 cases imported. Source : 72144749f0faf08fabc1bbba6c547323

A tasty, light- to medium-bodied white, with peach, white blossom and subtle tropical notes offset by wet stone and juicy lemony acidity. Drink now. 4,620 cases made, 131 cases imported. Source : 535a6c894978221145859459abf5ca2d