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Mattituck Tasting Room, Macari Vineyards Decanter spoke with four New York-based winemakers to hear what drew them – or brought them back – to the state, as well as learn more about the viticultural challenges, the innovation taking place, and most importantly, what lies ahead for wine from the Empire State. A return to New York Originally from Dundee, New …

Jassy-50 has added a photo to the pool: We had a special lunch on the patio of a charming small restaurant with an amazing view of the Val d’Orcia below. The chef seems to be quite innovative. Their offerings of local wines is quite extensive. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jassy-50/43442132040/in/[email protected]

A view across Burgundy vineyards. Tight allocations are not new to Burgundy, but 2021-vintage en primeur release volumes may be even smaller than usual in some cases. Severe frost and mildew challenges during the growing season hit yields, even if some excellent Burgundy 2021 wines have still been produced and not every area was affected equally. ‘The quantities are particularly …

On our flight home from New Zealand a few months ago, we experienced the rollout of United Airline’s new Polaris Business/First service, which included this fancy new champagne glass/tray combo.   However, on our most recent UA flight, from Europe, they were once again using the old standard champagne glass. When asked where the new ones were, the FA said …

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spelio has added a photo to the pool: shots from the iPad… from my Fav chair… see NOTES She is off to bed…. Jacobs Creek Chardonnay Pinot Noir for $7.50 from 1stChoice today! Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/52597761311/in/[email protected]

In SevenFifty Daily, Betsy Andrews highlights wine industry trends to watch in 2023, including the rise of hybrid and indigenous grapes, no- and low-alcohol wines, technology innovations and more. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal’s Lettie Teague talks about the wine trends from 2022 she’d like to leave behind, including advent calendars and natural wine. Meredith Heil explores the creativity of …

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Champagne heads into 2023 after a year largely marked by strong demand and more price rises for top prestige cuve?es, but also with some questions around the sector’s momentum. Champagne was a standout performer on the fine wine market for much of 2022, alongside blue-chip Burgundy.

Fresh and balanced, this easy-drinking, light- to medium-bodied red frames flavors of black raspberry, thyme and ground anise and pepper with light, crisp tannins. Drink now. 50,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. Source : ac2cef54a6b55ebd3c79a6d79892e473

Light-bodied and creamy, with hints of grated ginger and milled white pepper, plus grapefruit sorbet and herb notes. Drink now. 4,000 cases made. Source : cd57c9c49f3807a5c72361e388974181

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest (and last for 2022) installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This past week included a couple of cheerful, fresh, and greenish …

Costco’s been playing around with some redesigns of the Kirkland wine labels over the past year, so this new one caught our eye. It’s also a Columbia Valley Red blend, not the Cabernet that we have reviewed more recently. There was a Cabernet – Merlot a while back and before that a red blend that was more similar to this …