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Daily Archives: September 7, 2024

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/1/24

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 week included a few more Pinot Noirs from Nicolas Jay, the joint project between …

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The town of fog

darkorohr has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/191138195@N03/53974469547/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Moselschleife Bremm | Es war wahrscheinlich nur eine Frage d…

Es war wahrscheinlich nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis meine Reisen mich zum steilsten Weinberg Europas führten. Der Calmont, von dem aus dieses Foto entstand ist bekannt für seinen mineralischen Riesling bester Qualität. Unten rechts im Bild ist die Gemeinde Bremm zu sehen. Diese Moselschleife ist sicherlich die bekannteste und schönste dieses Flusses. In der Schleife ist die Ruine des …

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South American Merlot: Panel tasting results

Dror Nativ MW, Ben Gubbins and Andy Howard MW tasted 52 wines, with 4 Outstanding and 19 Highly Recommended. South American Merlot: Panel tasting scores 52 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 4 Highly recommended 19 Recommended 25 Commended 3 Fair 1 Poor 0 Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, still red wines labelled as …

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Beating An Oligopoly At Its Game

Writing this title, the story developed organically. So, just follow my lead, because it will help anyone in today’s wine marketing and sales. I have two characters who have inspired this story. Both have been on my blog before. Michael Yurch of Bluest Sky Group of Bluest Sky Group, “Complicated Situation in the American Wine […] The post Beating An …

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