Old vine Grenache in The Cutting vineyard, Barossa Valley A common charge levelled against the French wine industry is its restrictive appellation legislation. Though drawn up with good intentions, it can indeed cramp winemakers’ creativity. How freeing it must be therefore to make wine in countries like Australia, unhindered by such bureaucracy. But the local market can also have a …

Sleek yet well-structured, with expressive flavors of raspberry and pomegranate accented by crushed stone, rose petal and black tea as this builds tension and polish toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2033. 4,503 cases made. Source : ec8ce5b1583edc76aba528f9dc400d3c

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Everleaf’s aperitifs are designed for making spritz-style drinks with the addition of a mixer What a difference a decade makes, eh? Pop into pretty much any pub, restaurant or bar today and you’d be hard pressed to find one that doesn’t offer at least one dedicated no/low-alcohol option on its menu. It’s a far cry from the days when choices …

We’ve had a few readers bring this bottle to our attention, and it’s a Costco Pinot that we have yet to review for the site. We had the chance to visit Etude winery several years ago and taste many of the different Pinots they produce; enjoyed them very much so it’s nice to see this … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2019-etude-grace-benoist-ranch-carneros-pinot-noir/

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. Drop in wine consumption is reshaping French vineyards132 million gallons of excess wine. What’s …

With its dark orange-magenta hue, this hefty rosé is not for casual poolside sipping. Gutsy in feel, with layers of bergamot, blood orange, rooibos tea and dried herbs. Though this is tightly coiled and structured, allowing a year of bottle age will allow this to achieve peak harmony and integration. Distinctive and well-made. Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2030. …

A luxurious Napa Valley hotel is swapping one winemaking proprietor for another. Wine Spectator has learned that PA Capital Management, a family firm that owns Sullivan Rutherford Estate and Loco Tequila, has bought Poetry Inn in the Stags Leap District from the Lede family of Cliff Lede Vineyards. The purchase price was not disclosed. “As a family group, we [strive] to …

We always love finding and tasting new Italian white wines at Costco, especially this time of the year. There’s not a lot of information on the bottle so we poked around a bit online. This wine heralds from the Veneto region of Italy and is comprised of 70% Garganega, 30% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Garganega … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-anselmi-san-vincenzo/

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The deal includes the winery, a house, a commercial kitchen, a natural cave, and a sprawling 116ha estate, with just 5ha currently under vine. Kelly Fleming Wines is located on the east side of Napa Valley, in between Calistoga and St Helena. The Kelly Fleming estate borders Hundred Acre’s ‘Few and Far Between’ vineyard. They will now merge, creating a …

Blood and iron flavors complement the strawberry and cherry fruit, along with savory notes of tomato leaf and eucalyptus. There’s harmony to this red, ending with a salty, lasting aftertaste. Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Trebbiano and Malvasia. Best from 2026 through 2040. 3,333 cases made, 500 cases imported. Source : 347faf149348cc4c4d0aa3b1d6ec0cc6

Domaine Leflaive’s Chassagne-Montrachet vineyard. Burgundy’s annual en primeur season in London, which takes place in January, is both a blessing and a curse. It organises the market and makes it possible for many Burgundy lovers to taste the new vintage, but it can also mean that some wines are assessed prematurely. Although simple regional Bourgogne blanc and rouge and some …

One of our favorite Kirkland wines, and many readers’ favorite too, is back in stores with the new 2022 vintage. Right on time too as we reviewed the 2021 vintage August 12 of last year. The price stayed the same at $22.99, which is good since it had climbed up to $23.99, and fell back … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-kirkland-signature-stags-leap-district-cabernet-sauvignon/

Harvest has begun for some producers here in Northern California, and we’re looking at receiving perhaps the first rains of the Autumn season this weekend. That put me in the mind of autumn and so I thought I’d share a lovely view of old vines in their autumn splendor from the Itata Valley in Chile. A mix of País, Carignan, …

The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 19, 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) …

What’s happening: Australian-born, Los Angeles–based chef Curtis Stone recently announced that he will close his 10-year-old tasting-menu restaurant Maude in Beverly Hills, Calif. The restaurant has held a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2019, and it is named after one of the chef’s grandmothers, as is Stone’s other L.A. restaurant, Best of Award of Excellence winner Gwen …

Crisp acidity frames this snappy Prosecco, with flavors of crunchy white pear fruit, tangerine peel and blanched almond riding a creamy bead. Drink now. 37,000 cases made, 10,000 cases imported. Source : 60b496445e8e659bee4d90f4aa1bca94

The Cognac has been preserved in a remarkable bottle made of cut lead crystal glass, with the name of the producer and the vintage engraved into the mount. This bottle features an accompanying green stone base with gilded letters, an engraved glass and a stopper. They are all housed in a glass dome, which has helped the ensemble stay in …

It looks like this is going to be more of an August wine arrival now compared to end of year as it had been for a while. But now two years in a row we’re getting it early. The price is staying the same as the prior vintage at $13.99 which is good since it … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2021-kirkland-signature-toscana/