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Daily Archives: August 31, 2024

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/25/24

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. This past week included a few wines from two favorite wine producers, as well as …

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La Place de Bordeaux 2024: September release schedule

We bring you a handy guide to all the key dates for wines released via La Place de Bordeaux in September 2024. Click on a wine below to see the tasting note and score by Decanter’s expert contributors and staff. More will be added soon, along with our comprehensive report and top-scoring wines. COMING SOON Full report: September fine wine …

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Czar: The humble Azores curio turned stealthy unicorn

Czar 1999, bottled in a bespoke crystal, gold-engraved decanter produced by Vista Alegre Cast adrift in the middle of the Atlantic, more than 1,600km west of Lisbon and 1,200km north-west of Madeira, are nine tiny islands that make up the autonomous Portuguese region of the Azores. Pico, the second-largest island and the main wine producer of the region, is dominated …

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Wine investment: Dom Pérignon 2015 vintage released

The 2015 vintage of Moët & Chandon’s deluxe cuvée Dom Pérignon. Dom Pérignon 2015 has been one of the latest major releases on a fine wine market that has largely continued to see prices under pressure. Dom Pérignon has been a major star of Champagne’s greater presence on the secondary market in recent years, and the new launch follows the …

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