Fire Season: Neighbors Helping Neighbors through COPE, produced by Diaz Communications is a realistic view of where we are and what we can do about it. How Does Wine Country’s COPE (Communities Organized to Prepare for Emergencies) help with Global Warming in wine country? Not only in homes, but consider taking these practices to work […] The post Neighbors Helping …

No one knows precisely when our ancestors began making wine, but the best evidence suggests it was in the Georgian Caucuses where an eight-thousand-year-old clay jar (shown here at the Georgian National Museum) adorned with grape bunches and containing residual wine compounds was recently discovered south of Tbilisi.  For thousands of years continuing to the current day, wine in Georgia …

Holy Spirits 🙂 | Saints wine | Kim | Flickr Uploaded on September 11, 2023 Taken on May 17, 2021

Châteauneuf-du Pape, “Les Origines” vintage 2003 from Domaine Grand Veneur, Alain Jaumes & Fils.   You can sometimes be surprised by your wine rack. When a bottle has been bought, stored and forgotten and suddenly makes itself known, it’s like being reunited with an old friend. What a reunion party we had…. ;o))   This wine is still delicate and …

Danial Elswood, Catawiki wine expert Going live on Tuesday September 12th, the Exclusive No Reserve Auction will run for two weeks, closing at midnight September 26th. This one-in-a-lifetime wine sale – with lots ranging from €300 to €20,000 – will feature some of the most treasured and sought-after producers and vintages, giving both new and seasoned collectors the chance to …

The bell tower of St Euphemia church in Rovinj old town offers enviable views of the peninsula and its islands. This article is part of a Decanter guide produced in cooperation with Vinistra, association of winegrowers and winemakers of Istria, and the Croatian National Tourist Board. Combining a blissful rugged coast and a lush green interior, the Istrian peninsula offers …

Hello, and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week. Building site in RiojaAn insightful discussion. Hedonism Wines on running ‘the best wine shop …

Halloween HJB has added a photo to the pool: Advertising poster for a German sparkling wine. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/halloweenhjb/53179143627/in/pool-17918700@N00

This article is part of a Decanter guide produced in cooperation with Vinistra, association of winegrowers and winemakers of Istria, and the Croatian National Tourist Board. A taste of Croatia: 15 great wines from Istria and Kvarner to try The wines below have been selected by Caroline Gilby MW. White wines Kabola, Amfora Malvazija, Istria 2019 | 96 points Intriguing …

A traditional terraced vineyard on the white soils of northern Istria near Butoniga lake, east of Motovun. This article is part of a Decanter guide produced in cooperation with Vinistra, association of winegrowers and winemakers of Istria, and the Croatian National Tourist Board. Surrounded by sea on three sides, with the Julian Alps to the north, Istria is the largest …

Rolling hills and vineyards in the Zagorje region, north of Zagreb. This article is part of a Decanter guide produced in cooperation with Vinistra, association of winegrowers and winemakers of Istria, and the Croatian National Tourist Board. Think of Croatia, and you might conjure up images of a coastal nation with with deep blue seas, grilled seafood and uncountable paradise …

Wine Harvest Season. | Summer wine. | Alex Lawrence Photography | Flickr Uploaded on September 11, 2023 Taken on July 29,… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmoonlight/53179947215/in/pool-17918700@N00

Halloween HJB has added a photo to the pool: Advertising poster for a German sparkling wine. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/halloweenhjb/53179143627/in/pool-912056@N21

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The medieval Esporão Tower sits among the winery’s vineyards Esporão is one of the best known wine brands from Portugal. Highlighting its position and status at home and abroad, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary in July with 1,100 guests from 20 countries. They included Portugal’s Ministers of Agriculture & Food and Economy & Maritime Affairs, whose speeches fêted the …

Jeffrey and Bryn in their kitchen Penn Valley, California The Sierra foothills has become a haven for artisanal producers, largely thanks to the pioneer work of members of the New Age group Renaissance who, under the guidance of Gideon Beinstock tested the compatibility between the terroir and slope exposures of the land with different varieties. Alder of Vinography explains this …