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They say that you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. It seems like we’re in need of a corollary these days: you can show the wine industry signs of its demise year after year, but you can’t make people believe it. Each year, Rob McMillan, head of the Wine Division of Silicon Valley Bank …

Shifts in traditional educational bodies and a wave of new resources have improved access to wine education—but is it enough? In SevenFifty Daily, Caitlin A. Miller looks at the changing landscape of wine education. “As both professional and curious consumers look for new sources of wine education, a diverse range of resources have sprung up. Mostly started during the pandemic …

Luca Currado and Elena Penna On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Luca Currado and Elena Penna announced their resignation from Vietti. Fifth-generation winemaker Currado started working at his family’s former estate in 1991. His wife Penna joined a few years later taking on responsibility for sales and hospitality. In July 2016, they surprised colleagues and clients with the sale of Vietti …

Manhattan Cocktail This iconic cocktail first appeared in the late 19th century, with its origins still shrouded in mystery. Some insist that it first featured at the Manhattan Club in 1878. Others state it made its first appearance in William Schmidt’s book The Flowing Bowl, published in 1891. There is also a hotly contested rumour that it was invented for …

The highlights: Value pick: Tenuta Roveglia, Lugana, Veneto, Italy Cellar pick: Castello di Fonterutoli, Concerto, Tuscany, Italy 2020 Adventurous pick: A Mano, Imprint Susumaniello, Salento, Puglia, Italy 2021 {} {“wineId”:”65897″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65898″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65899″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65900″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65901″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65902″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65903″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65904″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65905″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65917″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65906″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”62304″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”62303″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”61553″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65907″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65908″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”62291″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65909″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65910″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65911″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65912″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65913″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65914″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65915″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”65916″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {}

‘We thought it would be easy after 10 years,’ Franc?ois-Xavier Maroteaux remarks with a soft smile while walking through Branaire-Ducru’s vines on a warm, sunny September morning, stopping every few metres to taste the concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon berries awaiting harvest after a long and very dry summer. ‘But the reality is that after 35 years we’re still learning and improving. …

A supple style, this delivers juicy black cherry, plum, tar, leather, iron and spice flavors. Broad and well-endowed, with dense tannins that exert themselves on the finish for now. This should come together nicely in about 3-5 years. Excellent length. Best from 2026 through 2043. 4,000 cases made, 3,500 cases imported. Source : 3cc8562a725779a587a5d6024d86038a

There’s a slight honeyed and floral edge to this white, which offers a nice textural play of fleshy peach and pear, adding mineral and saline details. Finishes clean, with good length. Chardonnay, Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now. 1,000 cases imported. Source : 852019bab66e73ae58ce4ca434a3752c