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With the opening of MaMou near New Orleans’ historic Louis Armstrong Park, wine lovers have a new go-to spot in the Lower French Quarter’s vibrant dining scene. Since November, the restaurant has been serving classic continental cuisine with local flair, true to executive chef Tom Branighan’s southern Louisiana roots. Branighan looks to provide a taste of the charm, sophistication and …

Direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipments dropped by 10.3% in volume and by 1.6% in value in the US in 2022, according to the latest report from Sovos ShipCompliant and Wines Vines Analytics. It’s the first drop in drinkers buying wines direct from US wineries in the report’s 13-year history. Yet DtC still accounted for around 12% of the total retail market …

Overview of two of the tasting rooms (there were three) Paris, 20th arrondissement There are always some tastings restarting at that time of the year, generally on mondays like here for professional events, I was tipped about this one otherwise I’d have missed it, this was the second edition of it, Le Paris des Sens being a Paris-based distributor of …

Old vines in Amador County. (Source: Amador County Wine) In Club Oenologique, David Kermode reflects on the role of mature vines and the environmental reasons for protecting these aged plantings. “Though the argument is admittedly more subjective, I believe that the case for these vinous veterans also extends to the glass. Some say that old vines result in a greater …

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti vines Best producers: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Domaine Méo-Camuzet Domaine d’Eugenie Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Vosne-Romanée 2021 wines

Clos des Lambrays Best producers: Domaine Dujac Domaine Ponsot Domaine des Lambrays Domaine du Clos de Tart Domaine Hubert Lignier Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Morey-St-Denis 2021 wines

Volnay vineyards Best producers: Domaine Michel Lafarge (Volnay) Domaine Marquis d’Angerville (Volnay) Domaine de Courcel (Pommard) Domaine Pierrick Bouley (Volnay) Domaine Y. Clerget (Volnay) Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard (Pommard) Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Pommard and Volnay 2021 wines

Best producers: Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Dugat-Py Domaine Trapet Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Domaine Bruno Clair Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Gevrey-Chambertin 2021 wines

Meursault vineyards Best producers: Domaine du Comte Lafon Domaine Henri Boillot Maison Benjamin Leroux Domaine Génot-Boulanger Domaine de Montille Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Meursault 2021 wines {“content”:”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”} See the score table listing Charles’ top Burgundy 2021 wines all scoring 94 points or above See all 700 Burgundy 2021 tasting notes and scores Quick links: …

Chambolle-Musigny vineyards Best producers: Domaine Georges Roumier Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Domaine Amiot-Servelle Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Chambolle-Musigny 2021 wines

Left to right: Ivan Teruel, (cellar manager), Yosu Lopez de Ocáriz (winemaker), Luis Corbí (owner), Reyes Corbí (communication, marketing and hospitality) Located within the perimeter of the Hoces del Cabriel Natural Park, Finca Cor Ví is a privileged part of one of Europe’s most unspoiled landscapes. Pure water, clean air, starry skies, silence and no wifi signal (!), make it …

According to old veronese traditions, the ‘tinazzi’ were wood vessels, similar to barrels, where the crushed grapes were left to ferment. It’s a fortunate epistemological origin for the surname of a family so deeply linked to wine. A curious anecdote that contextualises the inception of the Tinazzi winery, a product of the effort and passion of Eugenio Tinazzi, in the …

Tents put up by Vinmonopolet in Oslo for those queuing early for Burgundy releases. Some people have already braved wintry conditions to queue outside Vinmonopolet’s main store at Aker Brygge in Oslo ahead of the next release of top Burgundy wines on 9 February, the retailer said. The first two people arrived on Thursday 12 January, ‘so they will spend …

Blind tasted and rated by the world’s leading wine experts across three stages of judging, medals awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) are objective merits of quality. ‘Decanter World Wine Awards attracts wines from all over the world and it attracts judges from all over the world. So in that sense it’s quite important’ comments co-chair Michael Hill …

Located on the crest of the Helshoogte pass outside Stellenbosch, Tokara is one of South Africa’s most beautiful wineries with views of mountain vineyards from its tasting room.  Established in the early 1990s by financier GT Ferreira, Tokara cultivates 62 hectares on its home property and another 25 ha on Elgin’s Kogelberg Mountain Range surrounded by fynbos.  Last week Tokara …