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Daily Archives: January 23, 2024

Whisky gift from the US for my 80th made in Australia see …

[ad_1] Our innovative and technological breakthrough ‘MOUNTAIN Red Gum’ has been awarded as one of the highest scoring malt expressions in Australia. Created using our advanced maturation technology, MOUNTAIN Red Gum is not a classical whisky by definition, but it utilises 100% malted barley, distilled in the Macedon Ranges and captures the flavours of The Australian native Red Gum as …

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Australian Wine Awaits New Passport to China

[ad_1] For the first time in nearly four years, Australian winemakers see signs of hope in their relationship with one of their biggest export markets. The Chinese government is reviewing painful tariffs of well over 100 percent on Australian wine that it implemented in 2020 after a political spat with Australia’s government. If it follows through and lifts the duties, …

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Top Gevrey-Chambertin 2022 wines en primeur

[ad_1] Best producers: Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Dugat-Py Domaine Duroché Domaine Trapet Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Domaine Denis Mortet Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top-scoring 2022 wines from Gevrey-Chambertin and the Northern Côte de Nuits {“content”:”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”} See the score table… [ad_2] Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-gevrey-chambertin-2022-wines-en-primeur-520816/

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Jefford: ‘Serious wine glasses are intimidating: They’re a prelude to silence and endeavour’

[ad_1] The wine glasses I wanted were hiding in a dusty, half-open cabinet in the basement, and had no price. The shop assistant superintending the ground-floor bazaar was foxed; he phoned the owner. Fifteen euros each, came the answer; I settled. Squat, with an olive-green beehive stem, and the small bowl elegantly engraved with bunches of grapes, vine leaves and …

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Matt Walls: M Chapoutier Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne vertical

[ad_1] Have you ever noticed that some labels on Chapoutier’s wines feature braille as well as printed text? I asked Michel Chapoutier how this came about.  The wealthy de la Sizeranne family lived in Tain l’Hermitage and had three children. One of them, Maurice, was blinded while playing with a bow and arrow aged nine years old. As an adult, …

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