(Flickr: christophela) Has Wine Country become too expensive for its own good? In the San Francisco Chronicle, Esther Mobley delves into the rising and rising cost of visiting California vineyards. In SevenFifty Daily, Betsy Andrews explores how new ESG regulations will affect wineries. “Standing for environmental, social, and governance, ESG is the financial and investment sectors’ term for sustainability in …

Major Food Group (MFG)—the booming hospitality giant behind Wine Spectator Grand Award winner the Grill, Carbone, Dirty French and more—has opened a location of Contessa in Miami’s glitzy Design District. A swanky 2021 addition to Boston’s Back Bay, Contessa draws diners with traditional takes on Northern Italian cuisine; as MFG corporate wine director John Slover told Wine Spectator, “Contessa was …

We suggest the best vintages for: Champagne White Burgundy Red Burgundy Red Bordeaux Red Rhône Red Rioja Red Tuscany Red Piedmont Napa Cabernet Sweet Tokaj Sweet Sauternes Champagne

New research adds to abundant evidence that antioxidants found in wine, tea and many fruits and vegetables can powerfully shape brain health as people age. In a study published in November in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, scientists at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center found that higher intake of flavonols, a class of bioactive polyphenolic …

Diamond-Creek Vineyards Like a young Barolo or Bordeaux, California Cabernet can be dense and tannic in youth. The consensus has traditionally been that they need cellar time to become more approachable, but more and more people are drinking these wines when they are still in their infancy. Modern viticultural and winemaking practices have helped to make this a possibility, with a …

Following popular demand we’ll be heading back to the Rhône in 2023 with our regional expert, Matt Walls. {“content”:”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”} The post Back to the Rhône: Join Matt Walls on an exclusive trip in June 2023 appeared first on Decanter. Source : https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/back-to-the-rhone-join-matt-walls-on-an-exclusive-trip-in-june-2023-494171/

Founded in 1983 by Pip Hills, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was born with a daring and unconventional spirit – all puns intended – questioning the conventions of malt appreciation at the time. When the complex pleasure of tasting a whisky straight from the cask, undiluted and unadulterated, was seen as an affront to refined palates, Hills broke the …

Introduction How do food and wine play a role in Dabi Shapiro’s latest bestselling novel, Signal Fires? As a writer, what’s it like to encounter others experiencing your work? Why do certain wines seem to transport us back to a specific moment in time? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Dani Shapiro, bestselling author and host …

Susie Barrie MW and Peter Richards MW. Festive. What does that word mean to you? For some, it elicits a buzz of intense excitement. For others, it sends a chill down the spine – the thought of hosting all those relatives, and all that washing up… The majority will be somewhere in between – or both at the same time. …

A supple, elegant white, with generous and pure ripe Crenshaw melon, apricot and lemon curd flavors at the core. Delivers details of candied ginger peel, peach blossoms and lemon verbena that linger on the finish. Drink now. 500 cases made, 50 cases imported. Source : 2262eb845e23c26451ab2fd46c1e00e7

Open-knit and gentle in feel, with light cola, cherry and wood spice notes mingling together. Drink now. 14,920 cases made. Source : 53ddbb1ffaba1df98a234cf2f015b371