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Daily Archives: June 9, 2024

Grapes

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White Bunch

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Keuka Lake View

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Vines along the Lake

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Paarl. Cape Town. South Africa. | VERMENTINO. Tasting Notes:…

VERMENTINO. Tasting Notes: Limpid straw-yellow colour. The nose is intense and recalls white peaches and apricots, with notes of exotic fruits. The taste is dry with a persistent minerality. Velvet on the palate, with good freshness. The final is clean and persistent.   Italian passion for fine wine and conservation are inseparable elements of Slent. The historic mountainside farm.   …

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/2/24

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. Let’s start with the two top sparkling wines from Raventos i Blanc, their Mas del …

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SND: Harvey Chaplin, Who Led the Liquor Industry into the Modern Age, Dies at 95

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits chairman Harvey Chaplin, a self-made entrepreneur who turned a modest Florida spirits and wine distributorship into a national, multibillion-dollar powerhouse, passed away Sunday, June 9, of natural causes at the age of 95. “Harvey was undoubtedly one of the great pioneers and visionaries in our industry,” said Marvin R. Shanken, chairman of M. Shanken Communications, …

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Napa Winemaking Icon Warren Winiarski Dies at 96

Winemaker Warren Winiarski, founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and owner of Arcadia Vineyards, has died at the age of 96. In 1970, Winiarski purchased a 50-acre fruit orchard and ranch in Napa Valley and began planting Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. He started making wine from those plantings, along with some existing Petite Sirah vines, debuting his Stag’s Leap Wine …

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Tikal Malbec Paraje Altamira Amorío 2021 $33 (90 points)

This is deeply imbued with notes of violet and cocoa bean on a refined palate, with an element of slate at the center that’s supported by fresh plum and cherry flavors, ending with integrated tannins and a subtle floral cherry note. Drink now through 2034. 4,500 cases made, 2,225 cases imported. Source : a26121c8b43ea02e5bf81ae10c240167

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