Burgundy’s wines are not cheap, and inventories are carefully monitored. Last year, the team at Maison Albert Bichot began to notice bottles were disappearing from their Beaune cellar. Somehow the wine was walking out the cellar door without anyone noticing—a few bottles here, a few bottles there, like a slow, sporadic drip. So the staff installed hidden security cameras. On …

Balloon glass of gin and tonic with lemons What flavours and aromas make you think of summer? Maybe it’s strawberries and cream, salty sea breezes or roses in the garden. Whatever summer means to you, it’s a safe bet that a gin distiller will be trying to bottle it… One of the most appealing things about the gin category is …

Moscato grapes on the vine in Asti, Piedmont. The family of grapes which sit under the ‘Muscat’ nomenclature is one of the oldest, most varied and most widely planted grape families in the world. As you might expect, there are many different synonyms for these grapes, depending on locality and specific genetic identity. The wines produced from the Muscat family …

Viognier grapes planted by Yalumba in Eden Valley, Australia Michael Hall grew up in England, but moved to Australia at the age of 40 to follow his dream of becoming a winemaker. Having settled in Barossa, naturally he turned to Shiraz. But he wanted to make white wines too. Riesling and Semillon are widespread there, but he opted for a …

Pago de Tharsys in Requena Surrounded by its estate-owned organic-certified vineyards, Pago de Tharsys follows a château-like approach when it comes both to its winemaking and sustainability programmes. Based on a profound sense of place indebted to tradition, the team at Pago de Tharsys uses simplicity and pragmatism to manage the estate without artifice and with optimal use of resources. …

With just weeks to go before harvest in Rías Baixas, the region has been rocked by an unprecedented act of sabotage. On the morning of 2 August, the members of the cooperative Viña Moraima discovered that over 900 vines had been intentionally cut at the trunk during the night, causing approximately €120,000 (£103,000) in damages. ‘Like losing a child’ The …

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Decidedly the famed red grape of Burgundy, the best examples of Pinot Noir can inspire goosebumps for its sheer drinking pleasure. Light bodied with fresh acidity, Pinot Noir wines can overdeliver on flavour with floral, fruity, savoury, earthy, complex and lingering flavours. From country to region, sub-region to single vineyard, Pinot Noir is capable of expressing the place it comes …

Broad-shouldered in style but rich and detailed, with blackberry and currant flavors accented by black olive, stony mineral and licorice notes that gather tension toward firm tannins. Needs time. Best from 2025 through 2033. 2,214 cases made. Source : 07ffe896c9ac486c6e83c177e7e703d1

Initially, the statement Come Over October seemed simple enough, still it’s grown a bit tricky as I delved deeper. We hit plateaus in life when we settle into comfortable grooves. Wine journalist Karen MacNeil: Speaker. Consultant. The Author does a great job showing this in her wine career.. When I entered the wine industry, she […] The post Come Over …