The Fladgate Partnership (TFP), owners of Taylor’s and several other leading Port houses, was the sole major Port wine company to only produce fortified wine. That’s changed now. The company announced this week that it has purchased the estates and brands of Ideal Drinks, a company founded in 2010 by Carlos Dias. The deal includes inventory, brands, wineries and nearly …

Not long after estate director Axel Heinz shocked the wine world by announcing his intention to return to his winemaking roots in Bordeaux, Ornellaia’s winemaker, Olga Fusari has announced that she is also to leave in October, shutting the door on an incredibly successful era for the Bolgheri estate. ‘To be part of the winemaking team of Ornellaia for so …

On Aug. 25, Union Square Hospitality Group’s Marta and Maialino—known as “Maialino (vicino)” since reopening in 2022—will cease operations at the Redbury New York Hotel in Manhattan’s Nomad neighborhood, according to a statement from the restaurant group. Both restaurants hold Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for their wine lists. This decision follows an earlier announcement from the Redbury …

The post Yo Yo YO Sannio! (A Sannio Campania Deep Dive in Philly) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. A few months ago, I braved the utter hellishness of I-76 rush hour traffic (along with several other fine Philadelphia-area wine pro folks) to attend a media dinner at the venerable Old City restaurant Panorama. The star attraction? Wines from Italy’s …

Overheard in a restaurant almost never: ‘I’ll have the Pinot Noir from Paso Robles.’ This California Central Coast region is just too warm to grow Burgundy’s great grapes, they say. West Sonoma, West Santa Barbara… sure. Those are the pockets that nurture the thin-skinned, cool-climate variety. Paso is the domain of Cabernet Sauvignon and its Bordeaux cohorts which thrive in Paso’s …

While different wine styles and market shares seem to have waxed and waned over the last few tumultuous years, no wine save sparkling has shown the resilience of rosé. From New York State to California, there are pink wines for every palate. While often cast as ‘porch pounders’, the level of rosé’s sophistication has risen over the last few years …

Sonoita Vineyards, Elgin, Arizona. Sonoita Creek carves through the basin, laying down terraces of vegetation – shrubs of acacia, mesquite, yucca, barrel cactus and flowering ocotillo. To the south, a panorama opens, the horizon unimpeded by mountains until the other side of the Arizona-Mexico border. Sonoita, with its 800 residents, sits an hour south of the city of Tucson. The …

Bright and lacy, this crisp sparkler offers notes of nectarine and crunchy peach, lemon sorbet and hints of thyme and crushed almond. Refreshing. Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada. Drink now. 65,000 cases imported. Source : bb36d7d02794c6b42d160ce71963a6a8

A bright, well-balanced red, with brambly herb and milled pepper notes serving as a fragrant overtone to crushed raspberry and bitter cherry fruit. Medium-bodied, with a stone-tinged base note and light, crisp tannins on the finish. Garnacha Tinta and Cariñena. Drink now through 2026. 1,100 cases made, 220 cases imported. Source : 27686cb9661ac28359ae628d339f4c1d