Lamoreaux Landing’s vineyards in Finger Lakes. Too often, Riesling gets a bad rap. Through much of the 20th century, American bottlings were often confusing. There was little consistency in labelling and wines made using unrelated varieties or distant relatives often adopted the name, such as ‘Grey Riesling’ or ‘Missouri Riesling’. A 1996 ruling by the TTB (US Treasury department’s Alcohol …

Vineyards in Brda, Slovenia Wines from the heart of Europe and onwards towards its eastern edge are barely known in the UK but there’s so much to discover for the adventurous wine drinker. Wine here is built on a on deep authentic roots, certainly going back to Thracian, Illyrian and Celtic tribes nearly 3,000 years ago and possibly much longer, …

Sauternes & Barsac: Sheer excellence Average yield: 12.2hl/ha Variance from 2022: -14% Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top Sauternes & Barsac en primeur 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} See the top-scoring Sauternes & Barsac 2023 en primeur wines {} {“wineId”:”82602″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82604″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82603″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82614″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83003″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82632″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82619″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} … Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/best-sauternes-barsac-2023-wines-tasted-en-primeur-528839/

Deeply structured yet polished, with multilayered flavors of blueberry and huckleberry that take on garrigue, crushed stone and espresso accents as this builds toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2032. 50 cases made. Source : 1b4b5e1a336b3d3e4361572b07e52611

This is my ode to one of my favorite wine events in the world (that happens to be underway at the moment): VieVinum. It’s the biannual wine trade fair for Austrian Wine, and it takes place in the beautiful city of Vienna, which is pretty unique in the world for having a large wine appellation completely contained within the city …

Tangy orange peel acidity enlivens the ripe green apple and persimmon fruit flavors in this creamy, light-bodied white, with a salted almond note, plus hints of chive blossoms and verbena. Drink now. 30,000 cases made, 15,000 cases imported. Source : bb98bda716dd80cf7e89e6e52e42eb15