Notable for its tightly knit texture and expressive plum, black currant and blackberry fruit aromas and flavors, this red also reveals flashes of blood orange, bitter chocolate, tamarind and graphite. The structure is enhanced by driving acidity, ending with a long, resonant finish. Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2043. 166 cases made, 65 cases imported. Source : aec7dbca5aa0d8618e4a9ee2c40e05bc

This creamy white is light on its feet and elegant, layering light juiciness and a silky texture with notes of star fruit, kiwi, grapefruit peel, lemon thyme and creamed almond. Lightly spiced and minerally on the finish. Loureiro and Alvarinho. Drink now. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 16,667 cases made, 100 cases imported. Source : 5eb6fbc158f6904b27535f7b35b4bf62

California winemaker Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is voluntarily delisting from the Nasdaq, as the company has been unable to engineer a turnaround after months of turmoil. The Sonoma-headquartered company went public with a $600 million IPO in 2021, led by longtime chief executive Pat Roney. Its share price reached a high of $12.63 …

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. Can you make sparkling wine in Texas?If you can make it in New Mexico… …

The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for July 29, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) …

Misha’s Vineyard overlooking Lake Dunstan in Bendigo, Central Otago There was a time when you could easily pick a Central Otago Pinot Noir out of a blind line up. The bold, muscular and ripe wine would always be the ticket, its intensity and power reflecting the stark beauty of the landscape. How things change. With less extraction, less oak and …

Cirò, pronounced CHI-roh, is a historical town which gives its name to a DOC for red, white and pink wines made in the Crotone province of Calabria, close to the Ionian coast at the toe of the Italian boot. The Greeks who began colonising the region in the 8th century BC named the area ‘Oenotria’, and the locals ‘Italoi’. By …

Grubbing up vines in Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, in the Gironde region (April 2024). Poor weather has hampered winemakers’ efforts to uproot vines this year as part of a ‘grubbing up’ scheme, said the Bordeaux wine bureau (CIVB).  As of 10 July, more than 3,000 hectares (ha) of Bordeaux vines had been uprooted as part of a ‘sanitary grubbing-up plan’ co-funded by France’s …

Right out of the briar patch, this Zin is appealingly rustic, with zesty cherry, cranberry, roasted sage and cracked pepper flavors. Drink now through 2031. 7,614 cases made. Source : d8aa611177f2ff46ba24a5d398ae76fe

Compact at first, with dense gravel and cassis flavors, but eases a bit midpalate, adding a ripe berry core, with a saline edge helping to liven things up as this crosses the finish line around broad tannins. Drink now. 100,000 cases made, 15,000 cases imported. Source : f9d3c61e0da474f2d360b1a8e31477a4

National White Wine Day, August 4, is a day to draw attention to our favorite while wines, and I’m in. Wilfred Wong Reviews Top Chardonnays on Wine-Blog seems to be the favorite, still there are so many options! California’s White Wines Still Reign Supreme,” is revealing about buying habits, in Wine Enthusiast Magazine, it’s a […] The post Nat’l White Wine Day, August …

Rob Campbell, owner and winemaker at Meyye Wines, has big news.  He just purchased a parcel of land west of Sebastapol for his first estate vineyard. Rob is the longtime winemaker at Amador County’s Story Winery and is perhaps the only American winemaker of native American descent. He’s the descendant of both Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Indians that lived …

In the summer and autumn of 1945, the vineyards of Bordeaux spoke, against fascism and the Nazi regime, giving the Bordelais something to cheer about and the rest of the free world an iconic vintage by which to remember the end of World War II. What was to follow in the next decade and a half, in this most lauded …

A dynamic red, with rich and energetic blackberry and red currant flavors that take on smoked meat, cracked pepper and licorice tones as this builds tension toward medium-grained tannins. Syrah. Drink now through 2033. 100 cases made. Source : 7599972007bfa009c8080fd068407aa0

A bright, tangy white, offering a fragrant range of orange and lime blossoms, blood orange and pink grapefruit zest, and poached quince and apricot. This is lightly lip-smacking and hard to stop sipping, with a snappy, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2027. 6,000 cases made, 4,000 cases imported. Source : 6b9633e9752f562c6525a219fbca5ede

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. This past week included a few nice white wines from around northern California. Let’s start …

Cleaning barrels with sulphur in Bordeaux. Credit: Per Karlsson – BKWine.com / Alamy Stock Photo The use of SO2 in winemaking is a hot conversation topic among producers and industry professionals. There are those who champion its use freely, while others shun it almost entirely. I got in touch with some leading voices in the natural wine movement in the …

Sleek yet simmering with intensity, this version offers expressive flavors of raspberry and cherry that take on licorice, wild game and savory cracked pepper notes. Finishes with refined tannins. Syrah, Mourvèdre and Petite Sirah. Drink now through 2033. 198 cases made. Source : 891616c76f6024acd45d82401f0809a8

This red is precise, offering cherry, raspberry, rose, iron and tobacco flavors fused to a steely, dense and vibrant structure. Balanced and intense, building to a long aftertaste infused with fruit and mineral notes. Best from 2026 through 2045. 15,000 cases made, 2,400 cases imported. Source : b491bea0bf35a16ef731b7c458c66826

Anyone who has spent time in Napa has likely been in a Howard Backen-designed building. The prolific co-founder of Backen & Backen Architecture designed upwards of 300 private homes, 40 restaurants and more than 60 wineries, many of which are located in Napa Valley. His signature farmhouse-chic style champions functionality and natural harmony, favors discreet affluence over ostentation, and has …