Juliaforphotos has added a photo to the pool: I loved the decor of this restaurant in Mira Flores-Lima Peru sprinkled with memories including the walls lined with menus from other restaurants see video: www.flickr.com/photos/jaygeeoh/53894712150/in/dateposted/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaygeeoh/53894711515/in/pool-17918700@N00

When my friend Michael Broadbent, the pioneer wine auctioneer, wrote his Decanter column (he kept it up for over 40 years) he often made life easy for himself by simply telling us where he’d had dinner and what they’d drunk. I’m not quite so convinced that you’d be interested in the Johnson family consumption, but there are occasions when I …

With so much rosé around the world trying to emulate the Provence-style, by which most producers mean a pale pink dry wine, it can be difficult to evaluate what makes a rosé ‘not from Provence’ a good wine. Should they be given a pat on the back for achieving a wine which is identical to those of Provence? Or should …

lechecce has added a photo to the pool: Impressive wine.. Impressive awards…. MANCINELLO NERO DI TROIA 2021 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/53911839218/in/pool-912056@N21

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The world-renowned Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) makes its spectacular debut in Singapore this October. On Saturday, 26 October 2024, the prestigious Shangri-La Hotel will transform into a lavish haven for wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs, marking an historic first for this illustrious event in the heart of Southeast Asia. This exclusive one-day event promises an extraordinary experience that will captivate …

A core to explore… Whisky aficionados will know That Boutique-y Whisky Company as a source of rare, interesting limited-edition and single-cask bottles. But now the cult independent bottler has released its Core Range – a permanent collection of five signature bottles that represent key whisky styles. Crafted in small batches, the new range includes a smoky Islay 8 Year Old …

Supple and delicately rich, with expressive honeysuckle, white peach and nectarine flavors that linger. Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne. Drink now. 2,000 cases made. Source : 1d787e009edb6d88baceae53300950f3

Who’s behind it: Celebrated chef John Fraser—best known for veggie-forward, Mediterranean-inspired dishes—has arrived in Boston with beef on his mind at the newly opened Vermilion Club. Fraser’s collection of Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners spans the country, from Ardor in Los Angeles to North Fork Table and Inn on New York’s Long Island. Vermilion Club is the first Beantown restaurant …

Andrés Sánchez made wine in Italy before moving back to Chile and working with his winemaker wife Daniella Gillmore at her family’s winery in Maule’s Loncomilla Valley.  We visited them on our last visit to Chile, and Andrés showed us his experimental plots of 18 Italian varieties.  The results of those experiments are now found in several new wines under …

Chandon winemaker Pauline Lhote. ‘The first pick of 2024 for us at Chandon came from our home vineyard in Yountville, which is our warmest estate vineyard and we believe Napa’s northern limit for growing exceptional sparkling wine grapes,’ said winemaker Pauline Lhote. ‘We picked about 57 tons (52 metric tonnes) of Chardonnay on Wednesday from two different blocks in Yountville, …

Volcanic rocks in Tokaj. In partnership with Wines of Hungary Hungary may no longer have active volcanoes, but it does have a spectacular volcanic history, which continues to shape its wines to this day. The Pannonian Basin, nestled in the Carpathian Mountains, was an area of intense volcanic activity from shortly after the time of the dinosaurs to just a …

Vines in the island’s Timanfaya National Park Though the holiday island of Lanzarote seems an unlikely source for artisan wines made by hip and happening young winemakers, the island’s fast-developing wine scene is worthy of attention. Lanzarote has produced wine since the Spanish conquistadors colonised this Atlantic outpost in the 15th century. Scroll down for a selection of wines from… …

Clayton Fox is a sommelier at the Creole-contemporary restaurant Brennan’s in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, where he works under wine director and Advanced Sommelier Sam Bortugno. Clayton has twice had pieces selected for the jancisrobinson.com writing competition and can be found on Instagram @clayfoxsomm. He loves wines of soul and the people who make them. Has white …

Shows nice character, with a sagebrush and sweet bay edge to its mix of steeped black currant and plum puree flavors. Light notes of anise and bramble dart through the juicy finish. Ready to go, too. Drink now through 2034. 16,000 cases made. Source : 2dc45a4690681e76dfa94b9a8d19fd36

It has been said that 93% of California winegrape acreage is planted to only eight varieties. Those numbers may have shifted slightly since I last heard that statistic quoted, but they’re still not materially different. This fact represents several things simultaneously: the narrow-mindedness (or conservatism if you want to be kinder) of wine producers, the lack of curiosity possessed by …

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Captainchaoz has added a photo to the pool: Though not sharp the bokeh and render of this vintage X Fujinon 55mm f2.2 lens are I think quite magical. Subject vintage Stevens and Williams floral intaglio wine glass. Very shallow depth of field. 🙂 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainchaoz/53891799290/in/pool-912056@N21

Captainchaoz has added a photo to the pool: Fuji XE-1 with Pentax 50mm M f1.7 lens bokeh. Vignette applied. Antique Baccarat Decanter Circa 1830 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/captainchaoz/53859736437/in/pool-912056@N21