On JaneAnson.com, Simon Pavitt ponders how ChatGPT — a computer program that can understand and respond to human language, and be used to generate text, answer questions, and perform other language-related tasks — could affect wine writers and sommeliers. In the Buyer, Dan Hooper analyzes the future for AI in the wine industry. “With the advent of these more creative …

This Facebook Live Video Wine Tasting above, we chat about pairing wine with our favourite Chinese dishes, from sweet and sour chicken to wontons and spring rolls. You can click on the arrow above to play the video. We’re joined by guest winemaker, Jean-Benoit Deslauriers of Benjamin Bridge Winery to help us celebrate the Chinese New Year. You’ll find the most recent …

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read them), and are presented links …

Finally, after decades of trying, the world has, officially, gone mad. Which makes it incredibly easy to predict what’s going to happen in 2023. Keep track of the following, and see how many come true over the next 12 months. We can guarantee it will be at least six*. *Guarantees may not be accurate and are not to be taken …

Castello di Volpaia, Radda in Chianti A world apart from the rest of Chianti, Chianti Classico is one of the original Tuscan wine districts established by Cosimo de’ Medici in 1716. The region is ancient yet has always been dynamic, the wine production evolving over time against the backdrop of the area’s unchanging rugged beauty. With more than 340 wineries …

When thinking about the most famous vineyards within the Côte d’Ôr, it is all too easy to only consider famed plots such as Montrachet, Musigny and Richebourg. A similar thought process regarding producers is likely to yield names such as Roulot, Ramonet, Rousseau, Lafon, Leflaive, Coche-Dury, Romanée-Conti (together with many others). Yet this tasting served as a timely reminder that …

A rich, fleshy red, with rusty, iron aromas complementing black cherry and blackberry flavors backed by substantial tannins. While this tightens up on the lingering finish, there is nevertheless a beam of concentrated fruit. Drink now through 2033. 1,583 cases made, 700 cases imported. Source : 9d701a39c807f931db11ef484958c134

Shows good density to the nectarine, lychee and quince flavors, which glide through on the juicy, open-knit palate. Offers chalky minerality and pithy bitterness, which provide a nice counterpoint to the lushness. Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne. Drink now. 15,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. Source : 6b69b926e619154bf77185be0dd5a9d1