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Daily Archives: March 13, 2024

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[ad_1] keefhwebdesigns has added a photo to the pool: shot and uploaded by KeefH Web Designs [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/keefhwebdesigns/53529492087/in/pool-912056@N21

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Marys Bottles | There are two locations in the Cape Fear reg…

[ad_1] There are two locations in the Cape Fear region of coastal North Carolina that have little huts or chapels with the walls constructed of wine bottles and concrete. One is the Bottle Chapel in a park in Wilmington and the other pictured here is located at “Mary’s Gone Wild” in Holden Beach, NC. Both structures allow the light to …

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Reflections

[ad_1] DisstonRidgeStudios has added a photo to the pool: A lead crystal decanter lit from above with a Godox MS300 and a Godox projection attachment. I initially tried this shot with a snoot, but I couldn’t get the light circle tight enough to get the effect I wanted. [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/197047642@N08/52535094294/in/pool-912056@N21

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Israel’s Flam and Tzora Wineries Buy in Bordeaux

[ad_1] Owning an estate in Bordeaux had been the longtime dream of friends Golan Flam of Flam Winery and Eran Pick of Tzora Vineyards, both winemakers in Israel’s Judean Hills region. After five years of hunting, the partners have purchased Château Tour du Haut-Moulin, a cru bourgeois estate in Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc region on the Left Bank. “We looked at so …

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Bellavista

[ad_1] @WineAlchemy1 has added a photo to the pool: View of Torbiato, near Adro, from the aptly named Bellavista winery, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy. [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/9806950886/in/pool-17918700@N00

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DRC 2021 in bottle: Seven wines and two library vintages tasted

[ad_1] Although 2021 is distinctly different from other recent vintages, they have a delicious elegance, and if they lack the robust power of 2018, 2019 or 2020, their finesse shows a charm of its own. To understand the vintage, one must judge the wines on their own terms. The recent launch of the bottled wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Contie began …

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German Riesling: A buying guide for beginners

[ad_1] Riesling grapes from Schloss Schönborn’s vineyard near the Rhine. Riesling grows prolifically from Alsace and Austria to New York and New Zealand. Nowhere but Germany, however, does Riesling shine with such kaleidoscopic brilliance. After all, Germany is considered by many to be the birthplace of Riesling. Historical accounts of Riesling’s exact origin vary, but undoubtedly, Germany is the heartland …

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Wine glut forces Australian growers to destroy millions of vines

[ad_1] Global wine production exceeded demand by 10% in 2023, according to estimates from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). That has led to a worldwide wine glut, pushing down prices and threatening the livelihoods of wine producers across the globe. Australian producers were already struggling after a diplomatic row between Canberra and Beijing wiped out the market …

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Vellino: Natural Wine from a Youthful Winemaker

[ad_1] Beka Jimsheladze Young Beka Jimsheladze had a promising career at international consulting firm KMPG, but in 2015 his home village called him to take over the family’s small dry-farmed vineyard on limestone soils in Kakabeti, located 72 km east of Tbilisi in Georgia. He started with 7 ha of vines and just 8 small qvevri, but his all natural …

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Castello di Neive Barbaresco 2020 $47 (94 points)

[ad_1] Though muscular, this shows a layer of inviting cherry and raspberry flavors, shaded by hints of licorice, tar, mineral and menthol. Offers fine energy and is well-balanced overall, with a long, complex aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2043. 5,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : f429dc7b4109fd95a5b94db56a28d078

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