[ad_1] An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly linked to the rise of some of California’s most renowned boutique wineries.  As recently as the 1960s, California hosted thousands of acres of Trousseau Gris, though at the time it was better known as Grey Riesling. Today, however, a …

[ad_1] 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. Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2024: Christian Oggenfuss — Leading the Wine Industry in …

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[ad_1] Best producers: Domaine de Courcel (Pommard) Domaine de la Commarine (Pommard) Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard (Pommard) Domaine A.F. Gros (Pommard) Domaine Michel Lafarge (Volnay) Domaine Marquis d’Angerville (Volnay) Domaine Pierrick Bouley (Volnay) Domaine François Buffet (Volnay) Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Pommard and Volnay 2022 wines {“content”:”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”} See the score table listing Charles’ top Burgundy …

[ad_1] The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for January 22, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of …

[ad_1] Total wine category sales were expected to have fallen by 2% to 4% in volume 2023, according to preliminary figures published in Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) 2024 ‘state of the US wine industry’ report.  It continued themes from previous reports in questioning whether enough younger consumers were buying wine, and also highlighting competition from spirits. ‘Fewer US consumers see …

[ad_1] Susan Hulme MW, Vincenzo Arnese and Sara Bachiorri tasted 95 wines with 1 Outstanding and 35 Highly recommended. Piedmont Dolcetto: Panel tasting scores 95 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 1 Highly recommended 35 Recommended 57 Commended 2 Fair 0 Poor 0 Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their currently available vintages of Piedmont Dolcetto red …

[ad_1] It’s always an exciting day when the latest vintage of the Kirkland Oakville Cab hits stores, and we’ll tell you right off the bat, this is a vintage not to be missed. Despite all the inflationary pressures out there, the price on this wine remains $19.99, which is absolutely amazing for an Oakville wine, and … [ad_2] Source : …

[ad_1] We love finding new wines from new producers in the Pinot section, and here is an interesting one that caught our eye. This is from Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains, southwest of Portland, near the mecca of Oregon Pinot. And we’re big fans of this area, not only because we are UO Duck alum, but the Pinot … [ad_2] Source : …