The post “The Big, Forgotten Elephant in the Room” (An Encounter with 9diDANTE Vermouth) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. As the saying goes, hell is the absence of reason. But for 9diDANTE founder Alex Ouziel, hell was the absence of quality wine in Vermouth. Ouziel is a 20+ year alcohol industry veteran, originally from Barcelona, who moved to Moscow …

Back in 1851 when Marist missionaries planted some of New Zealand’s first vines in Hawke’s Bay, they couldn’t have known what the area would become. But fast forward through decades of growth – as well as challenges ranging from earthquakes to cyclones – and the country’s second-largest wine region is now a tourism hotspot. Thirsty travellers seeking vinous exploration that …

Harvesting agave at Tequila Ocho, east of Guadalajara You might, in seeking out a special bottle of tequila, gravitate towards those amber-coloured, long-aged luxury expressions – añejos and extra añejos – in their fancy packaging. But a growing number of noteworthy blanco tequilas are doing things differently, without an oak cask in sight. Meanwhile, cristalinos – aged expressions that are …

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Rugged Howell Mountain. Credit: Suzanne Becker Bronk Napa Cabernet 2021: full vintage report and top-scoring wines Howell Mountain Wine producers who source grapes and farm grapes on Napa’s Howell Mountain were already well positioned for the drought conditions presented by the 2021 vintage. Situated above the fog line and planted on mountainous slopes that are naturally well-draining, prime vineyards in …

Glenmorangie’s new Pursuit of Passion Wine Cask Collection Glenmorangie is a single malt whisky that is no stranger to wine cask maturation. But the new Glenmorangie Pursuit of Passion Wine Cask Collection elevates that association to a different level. Fans of the Highland distillery will be used to core expressions such as The Lasanta 12 Years Old (Sherry casks), The …

For Maison Perrier-Jouët, sustainability is not a modern fad – Pierre-Nicolas Perrier was a renowned botanist and horticulturist, and he and Rose-Adélaïde Jouët established the Champagne house with a firm commitment to sustainable viticulture. The founding ethos remains central to this day: Perrier-Jouët has set itself the ambitious goal of implementing regenerative viticultural practices in all its own vineyards and …

An early morning at Hirsch Vineyards during harvest. What started as a worrisome record-breaking hot summer has cooled enough and given the Golden State an excellent crop. North Coast: Starting in Northern California, on Sonoma’s far western coast, is Hirsch Vineyards, a Pinot Noir-focused site perched atop California’s coastal mountain range in view of the Pacific Ocean. Winemaker Jasmine Hirsch …

The first part of this article attempted to tackle the timeline of events that led to Propeller’s collapse into liquidation. This ranged from suppliers (and occasionally, staff) beginning to go unpaid from mid-to-late 2023 onwards, the freezing of its warehouse account by London City Bond, and two failed deals aimed at saving the company in late 2023 and early 2024. …