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HAPPY WEDNESDAY WINE====HWW
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Read More »RAVO, Rene?. Pour 200 grammes de cuivre, 1 Litre de vin, 1942
Halloween HJB has added a photo to the pool: For 200 grams of copper, 1 liter of wine, immediately and for free” Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/halloweenhjb/52715186533/in/[email protected]
Read More »Phil stayed a couple of nights
spelio has added a photo to the pool: With a Wither Hills Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon blanc 2022 posed on the recipe bookshelf… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/52706298923/in/[email protected]
Read More »J. B. Moreau Vins et Spiritueux, c. 1910.
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Read More »Random post off the iPhone from Maccas back home in Watson with a coffee after seeing the Bald Archy paintings for 2023 with Phil.
spelio has added a photo to the pool: A couple of “counting sheep” white wine from NZ… Camping scene in the evening light . Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/52701480956/in/[email protected]
Read More »Glasses in the sun
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Read More »Following Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand Winemakers Assess Damage, Prepare for Harvest
Two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of New Zealand, residents are still assessing the destruction. The storm is already considered the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, with damages estimated to be upward of $8 billion. The cyclone, which killed at least 11 people, hit the farming and winegrowing regions of the North Island …
Read More »Daily Wine News: Ukraine’s Wine Economy
Russia’s invasion has touched every part of Ukraine’s wine economy. Looted wineries, sommeliers turned soldiers, and destroyed warehouses are only part of it, as Sergey Panov reports in Meininger’s. “All face challenges with equipment, logistics, and distribution. Gostomel Glassworks, Ukraine’s largest bottle producer, was destroyed during the Russian attack on Kiev. And, due to rising electricity, gas and transportation, wine …
Read More »First taste: Fleur de Miraval ER3
It comes as no surprise that many Champagne houses have invested in Provence, with their similar marketing image of luxury, lifestyle and quality. Brad Pitt and Marc Perrin moved in a slightly different direction, starting with a Provence rosé and then taking their passion for rosé to Champagne. Scroll down to see the tasting note and score for Fleur de …
Read More »DWWA Regional Chair for Greece & Cyprus: Terry Kandylis
Terry Kandylis is the new Regional Chair for Greece & Cyprus at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) Terry Kandylis Terry Kandylis Terry Kandylis was the UK Sommelier of the Year in 2016. He studied Physics in the University of Athens while working for some of the best restaurants in Greece and became more involved in the hospitality industry …
Read More »Buglioni – Valpolicella’s creative mavericks
Having come upon a dream property in the heart of Valpolicella Classica in 1993, Alfredo Buglioni became the proud owner of a beautiful farmhouse and of 3.5 hectares of vineyards planted to local varieties Corvina, Corvinone, Molinara and Rondinella. This would be the beginning of a fantastic winemaking journey on which Alfredo embarked with his son Mariano. Thirty years later, …
Read More »Can You Guess This Wine’s Price? (Video)
On Global Television’s Morning Show, we chat about whether you judge a bottle of wine by its label, or at least, by its price? Does an expensive wine guarantee you a better one? We play a fun game. The hosts taste two wines and try to guess which wine they think is more expensive of the two. I share some …
Read More »Decanter magazine latest issue: March 2023
Inside the March 2023 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES Bordeaux 2020 in-bottle Scores and notes on 40 high-scoring wines, tasted by Decanter’s Georgina Hindle My top 20: South American Syrah As selected by Amanda Barnes Vintage preview: southern Rho?ne 2021 Matt Walls tastes and reports Empire & vine How the colonial era left its stamp on the world of wine. …
Read More »The Gold standard: representative Spanish reds from north to south
‘A great wine is like a great love,’ says Decanter World Wine Awards joint Regional Chair for Spain, Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, of the feeling he gets when discovering a Gold-medal worthy wine at the competition. Ballesteros Torres explains the DWWA judges are looking for typical wine quality markers such as balance, concentration and finish, but there’s a heightened reaction …
Read More »Wine and Religion + Santa Ynez Valley with Adam McHugh
Introduction What did John the Baptist, Dom Perignon and Saint Vincent have in common when it comes to wine? What makes the vineyard of Clos de Vougeot in Burgundy so fascinating? Why should you consider visiting the wine region Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Adam McHugh, author of Blood …
Read More »Editors’ picks – February 2023
Decanter’s Tina Gellie with Tony Brady, Wendouree Cellars Wendouree pilgrimage Tina Gellie After visiting 20 wineries, meeting many more winemakers and tasting countless wines in Western Australia’s Margaret River in late November, I flew to South Australia for a second, even more hectic week of visits and tastings on my whistlestop ‘Decanter Down Under’ tour. In the Clare Valley, I …
Read More »Sommerset West Waterkloof – Wein-Image.de
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Read More »Bordeaux winemaker turns north to make Breton Chardonnay
Pierre Sallaud, head of wine operations at Domaine Lamballe, in the village of Baden in Brittany, France. Lamballe, CEO of window manufacturer FenêtréA, purchased the 25-hectare property Kerfraval in the village of Baden, near the natural harbour of the Gulf of Morbihan, in March 2022. Sallaud will transform Kerfraval into a wine estate, named Domaine Lamballe, comprising a winery – …
Read More »Sauternes – shaken or stirred?
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is among producers using Sauternes in cocktails. Sauternes is one of the world’s most respected fine wines. Old vintages can fetch high prices at auctions, and Château d’Yquem is the quintessential show-off bottle on Instagram. As people’s drinking habits change however and the appeal of sweeter wines lessens, the public is increasingly drifting away from Sauternes. ‘Over the …
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