With Christmas just around the corner, and delivery delays looming large, it’s time to think seriously about replenishing your cellar with all the wine you’ll need in the festive weeks to come. The festive season might be the time to splurge and treat yourself to a more expensive bottle. But with so many, and such different, moments of celebration, you’ll …

So often, at the root of a great winery, is a visionary. One with tenacity and belief. This is certainly true of Carpene?-Malvolti, Italy’s oldest sparkling wine company. Founding father Antonio Carpene? set working precedents that have secured the company’s reputation as one of the greats of Prosecco. A founder’s legacy Though subsequent generations have refined, polished, and developed Carpene? …

Even some of the fiercest lovers of Amarone della Valpolicella might not fully appreciate just how much effort and skill go into the production of this special wine, whose style has been honed, generation after generation, by passionate growers and producers in the hills of Valpolicella. Each bottle of Cesari Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG is indeed evocative of all …

Rows of green Solaris grapes in Chateaux Luna vineyard, Lysekil, Sweden, during harvest. In the Guardian, Miranda Bryant explores the growing number of wineries in Sweden. “While comparatively small at 150 hectares, Sweden’s vineyards have expanded by 50% in the last two years. Within five years they are expected to more than double in size. Long term, it is predicted …

My latest piece for the Pouring Points section over at Napa Valley Wine Academy had me reminiscing about one of the most formative experiences of my professional career in wine: namely, my stint working in Hungary as part of the Furmint USA program. It carries the not-so-subtle title of The Wine School Trip of a Lifetime, and it shamelessly encourages …

Domaine Alain Voge Most Côtes-du-Rhônes are juicily drinkable on release, but certain Rhône appellations produce wines that go on developing for decades. ‘We are lucky,’ says Vincent Avril of Clos des Papes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ‘we can make wines that can age – so I think we should.’ Young wines offer vibrancy, brightness and refreshment, but only in maturity do they …

There is a Port for all seasons if you know where to look. Often thought of as an after-dinner, fireside drink, Port can be enjoyed in multiple ways depending on the character of the wine. There is a pyramid of different Port styles, from vibrant youthful ruby to venerable aged-tawny and vintage. Port is often thought of as a heavy …

Image: Totem Vineyard Credit: Lail Vineyards It’s no exaggeration to say that in 2022, the majority of wines I sampled – and many that I drank and enjoyed – were Napa Cabernets. Looking back over my notes during the months compiling the 2019 Napa Cabernet vintage report, I spent valuable time tasting with several of Napa’s top winemaking talents. I …

The wine publishing year reflected an overall mood of nostalgic reassessment, a looking back rather than forward, a reappraisal of classics, a focus on leading names and their established voices. This represented a big change from 2021, when there was a more vibrant look at lesser-known regions, a bubbling emergence of new authors and an exploration of alternative editorial formats. …

Two of Michaela’s top wines of the year were made on Etna, in Sicily. By the time I finally set foot in Barolo, it had been a full year and a half since my previous visit. To get reacquainted, I took a deep dive into two of the denomination’s townships, exploring the MGAs up close. From Castiglione Falletto, Brovio’s Villero …

An elegant red, fresh and finely detailed, with supple tannins firming a creamy range of cassis and fig cake flavors and aromatic accents of cedar, ground coffee and dried tea rose. Long, spiced finish. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Drink now through 2030. 2,450 cases made, 200 cases imported. Source : 1e5c1dbfe11c5b00be52075eb729d409

Lovely hints of jasmine, graphite and warm peach waft from the glass of this creamy white. Light- to medium-bodied, with a spine of lemony acidity focusing the concentrated nectarine, yellow apple, stone and blanched almond notes. Drink now through 2025. 7,000 cases made. Source : 23ddd3b0d4f17418ae58ce2963e35e8c