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Daily Archives: June 4, 2024

Barbaresco Winery Paitin Expands into Alto Piemonte

For seven generations, the Pasquero-Elia family has made wine for their Paitin label in Barbaresco. They’ve also acted as stewards of the Serraboella vineyard, a menzioni geografiche aggiuntiva (MGA), or designated vineyard, making intense, long-lived Nebbiolos from their Sorì Paitin parcel. This year they will release wines from outside Barbaresco for the first time thanks to a new partnership with the …

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Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Pichon Baron, Pavie, L’Eglise Clinet out

Pauillac-based Château Pichon Baron and top-tier St-Émilion estate Château Pavie were among the latest big names to join the Bordeaux 2023 en primeur campaign this morning (4 June), alongside Château Giscours and Château L’Eglise-Clinet. Year-on-year price reductions have continued, with prices on down in the region of 18-25% on an ex-Bordeaux négociant basis. Four new releases at a glance: Château …

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Vienna to Reims with Veuve Clicquot’s Solaire Journey

Conductor of the Orient Express for Veuve Clicquot’s Solaire Journey at Vienna train station ‘Trains are wonderful… To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers, in fact, to see life,’ wrote Agatha Christie in her autobiography. The iconic British author certainly understood the allure of an enthralling railway adventure – an experience …

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Kemenangan Cepat Slot Spadegaming : Cara Cepat Sukses

Kemenangan Cepat Slot Spadegaming ” merupakan judul dari sebuah artikel kami kali ini. Kami ucapkan Selamat datang di ” steveheimoff.com “, ” Revealing the World of Gambling Through Words, Strategies, and Real Stories “. Pada kesempatan kali ini,kami masih bersemangat untuk membahas soal ” Spadegaming adalah salah satu penyedia perangkat lunak terkemuka dalam industri perjudian online yang dikenal dengan berbagai …

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Nathan Kendall: rising star of New York’s Finger Lakes

Nathan Kendall. Credit: Rachel Orlyk Driving down Route 14 in Dundee, New York, a clear day reveals rolling hills of grape vines along either side of Seneca Lake. Seneca is the largest and deepest of the 11 glacially carved Finger Lakes in upstate New York. The lush terrain and diverse microclimates across its 61 kilometres are home to over 60 …

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Chianti Classico Riserva: New releases in 2024

Frescobaldi’s Tenuta Perano Riserva vineyard in Gaiole. Last year’s preview of the 2021 annata inspired great expectations for the Riserva and Gran Selezione categories of Chianti Classico, exhibiting great depth of fruit, balancing acidity and alcohol, and confident rather than arrogant tannins. This year’s tastings confirm that scaling Chianti Classico’s ladder in the 2021 vintage is well worth it. Despite …

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Island Finds: Distinctive wines from remote vineyards

Assyrtiko vines trained in the traditional kouloura system on the volcanic soils of Santorini. Encircled by the azure expanses of the world’s oceans and existing within the obscurity of their isolated locales, islands are often overlooked when it comes to wine production. Yet a growing interest in indigenous varieties and distinctive terroirs is bringing about change, along with improvements in …

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Wine to 5: Rocco Lombardo, wine importer and distributor

Rocco R Lombardo is president of major US wine importing and marketing company Wilson Daniels. Since his appointment in June 2015, Lombardo has added several world-renowned family-owned vineyards to the company’s portfolio (including Domaine Faiveley, Gaja, Familia Torres and Commanderie de Peyrassol). Today, Wilson Daniels is recognised as a front-runner in the US fine wine industry. What led you to …

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The Dalmore raises £75,000 for V&A Dundee with rare whisky auction

A rare bottle of 49-year-old Dalmore single malt Scotch whisky housed in a unique glass sculpture designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has sold for £93,500 at Sotheby’s auction house. The distillery is donating all of the £75,000 hammer price to the Victoria & Albert (V&A) design museum in Dundee. The Dalmore began a four-year partnership with V&A Dundee in 2020 …

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Foradori Vigneti delle Dolomiti Lezèr 2022 $27 (90 points)

Somewhere between a deep rosé and a light red, this distinctive wine is ruby-colored and lush on the palate, with flavors of roasted plum, dried strawberry and grilled herbs, with a rich, tarry undertow enlivened by blood orange peel acidity and a subtle zestiness. Try this with chicken or other offerings from the grill. Teroldego and Schiava. Drink now. 4,200 …

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Los Angeles wine bars: A Decanter guide

Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Los Angeles has long been a drinking town, from the heady first days of Hollywood’s fledgling movie industry to the mid-century Rat Pack era of Manhattans and Martinis. Cocktails rather than wine have ruled the scene, despite Los Angeles‘ status as the southern anchor city of America’s largest wine-producing state. When wine bars started appearing …

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Roodekrantz: A Focus on Old Vine Chenin Blanc in South Africa

Marius Burger Jr, Marius Burger Sr, & Danie Morkel Roodekrantz is a joint venture between winemaker Danie Morkel and the Marius Burger family established in 2015.  The laudable goal of this venture is to highlight and protect old vineyards in danger of being ripped out for more productive, younger vines, or for housing.  We tasted the Roodekrantz Chenin Blanc portfolio …

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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 6/2/24

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. How This Sommelier Pairs Rare Wines from Saga’s CellarNice profile, great wines, but look …

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Burgundy’s Domaine Faiveley Buys Control of Sonoma’s Williams Selyem

One of Burgundy’s power players has bought an iconic name in California Pinot Noir. Four years after acquiring a minority stake, Domaine Faiveley has purchased a majority share of Williams Selyem, the Sonoma-based winery founded by Burt Williams and Ed Selyem in 1979. The sale includes the brand, inventory, winery and more than 135 acres of vineyards in Sonoma’s Russian …

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