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. SimplicityA lovely piece of reflection. The Science of Heat Stress in GrapevinesAn excellent primer, …
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Harvest 2024 is in full swing in California wine country. It’s the busiest time of year, and Napa Cabernet superstar Thomas Rivers Brown took a break to tell Wine Spectator’s Straight Talk podcast host James Molesworth about the realities—and rigors—of harvest season. Brown also shares his “Ziploc baggy mini-maceration method” for determining when a vineyard parcel is ready to be …
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Patrick McGrath MW (left) and HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh (right) at the launch ceremony of Domaine Evremond. After nearly a decade of planning and construction, Champagne Taittinger’s Domaine Evremond in Kent was officially opened by Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, on 26 September, with plans for the cellar door to open in spring 2025. The new winery …
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2023 harvest at Les Lavières in Savigny-les-Beaune for Domaine Tollot-Beaut. Abundant, generous, but often complicated, 2023 delivered a solid, if rarely stellar, harvest. While 2022 was almost magically easy, weather conditions in 2023 posed challenges at every turn. François Labet, co-chairman of Burgundy’s regional body, the BIVB (bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne), laments the work the vintage required: ‘In …
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The Roots Fund is a non-profit organisation created in 2020 to support people of colour in the wine (and recently spirits) industry through education, career placement and mentorship. It was founded by Carlton McCoy, Ikimi Dubose-Woodson, and Tahiirah Habibi, all of whom saw the organisation as a way to help aspiring wine professionals overcome some of the obstacles and challenges …
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Florio Masala wines Perched on the westernmost tip of Sicily, Marsala speaks of tradition, and no producer more so than the pioneering Cantine Florio. Founded in 1833, the winery was the first in the region dedicated to the production of high-quality Marsala wines, with control of every element from the vine to the bottle. Celebrating excellence In 2022, the team …
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The São Paulo skyline. Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s first city of sun and fun, but São Paulo is its capital of dining and cocktails. Thanks to the melting pot of communities that migrated there from diverse corners of Europe and Asia, Brazil’s largest city will satisfy even the most demanding palates. ‘Sampa’, as it’s widely known, is a love-it-or-hate-it …
Read More »Compact and savory, this version slowly reveals dusky rose petal and mineral accents built on a structured core of black cherry and plum. Finishes with precise tannins and nice length. Best after 2026. 12,000 cases made, 1,289 cases imported. Source : fc481bd0feea25021a4eef183d74152b
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