Decades of research has found that people who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol enjoy better cardiovascular health than abstainers, but that benefit quickly disappears as consumption rises into heavy drinking. But in recent years, a vocal group of public health advocates has argued that no level of drinking is safe. Now, a new study says that heavy drinkers …

Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) judging is officially complete, with 243 international judges having in the past two weeks assessed more than 18,000 wines. To celebrate 21 years of judging DWWA threw a party, which brought together more than 200 industry experts, to raise a glass to another successful year. Held at London’s Vinoteca City, the celebratory evening included live …

Manu Michelini in the cellar Rioja and age go well together. That’s bottle and barrel age. There’s nothing like a mature gran reserva, layered with the memories of red fruit, autumn, wood smoke and wild herbs; smooth and very long-lived. Its age of maturation is firmly regulated: a minimum of two years in a 225-litre barrel, a minimum of two …

Château Léoville-Poyferré St-Julien’s Château Léoville Poyferré joined St-Emilion’s Clos Fourtet and Canon-La-Gaffelière among the latest Bordeaux 2023 en primeur releases on Wednesday (22 May).  These three releases at a glance Château Léoville Poyferré 2023 | 96pts (Decanter) | €56.50 per bottle ex-négociant, down 32.7% | UK price £674 per 12x75cl in bond (IB) Clos Fourtet 2023 | 95pts | €70 per bottle, down …

Director of the Chianti Classico consorzio, Carlotta Gori announced a new sustainability manifesto in Florence during the consorzio’s 100th anniversary celebrations. The Chianti Classico consorzio – the oldest wine consortium in Italy – marked its centenary in Florence last week with a programme of events. Founded in 1924 with 33 original members, the consorzio has expanded to comprise 500 wineries …

St-Emilion: The greatness of limestone and clay St-Emilion average yields: 43.1hl/ha St-Emilion Grand Cru average yields: 40.6hl/ha Variance from 2022: -15% and -6% respectively Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top St-Emilion en primeur 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} See the top-scoring St-Emilion en primeur 2023 wines {} {“wineId”:”82092″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82093″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82094″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82095″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82120″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82119″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82105″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82115″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82104″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82106″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} …

Officials in China have hinted that EU wines and other goods could be hit with punitive import tariffs, pending the result of several European Commission investigations into possible Chinese state subsidies in other business sectors. A warning on a Chinese social media account with close links to state media included a legal expert naming wine and dairy as two agricultural …

A creamy version, delivering vanilla-wrapped peach, hazelnut and butterscotch flavors. The bright acidity is buried in the rich texture, but in the end, this is balanced and long, with echoes of toasty oak. Drink now. 344 cases made, 40 cases imported. Source : ad0265b70a73ecbd9743232ab29b13d3

This medium-bodied red offers a savory and graphite spine, with macerated cherry and plum flavors. Firm, minerally tension checks in on the finish around a cocoa bean note and firming tannins. Drink now through 2034. 5,500 cases imported. Source : 2866cb0d696f1c856992208e7846a7f6

The restored Castello di Semivicoli at Masciarelli. Abruzzo’s landscape is astonishing: a backdrop of statuesque mountains soaring to nearly 3,000m above sea level and capped with snow for six months of the year, with river valleys running down to the Adriatic coast through a band of hills where cool breezes and dramatic night-day temperature swings provide perfect conditions for fragrant, …

I make a distinction, naturally, between restaurant and merchants’ lists. There are restaurants that should warn you when you book that you’ll need an hour or two to pick from the 200 Burgundies and 400 Bordeaux, not to mention the head sommelier’s deep dive into Alsace, the Jura and the parts of Italy, Spain and South America where he apparently …