The vineyards of Turkey’s Cappadocia region are tucked in amongst the wind-sculpted stone spires that are partly the basis for the region’s UNESCO World Heritage designation. The landscape is otherworldly, a fairyland of stone and sand, but also a wonderful source of indigenous grapes that make unique and compelling wines. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting …
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You would be forgiven, however much you love wine, for not following the turbulent bits of insider baseball that have provoked outrage in the wine industry over the past year. Times are a bit tough in the wine industry right now. People are drinking less, sales are down, anti-alcohol lobbyists are making inroads into government policies around the world, and …
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DOMAINE BOUSQUET – How do I love thee? Let me count the ways, quoting Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Does wine do things to you? Like see a shadow and realize it’s art? Dance for joy, because wine is liberating? Take a bottle of wine with you to a small gathering, and have people remark it’s “absolutely […] The post DOMAINE BOUSQUET …
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Champagne vineyards near Cramant. Credit: Barmalini / iStock / Getty Images Plus Sometimes found on the labels of Champagne and English sparkling wines, the French phrase ‘blanc de noirs’ literally means ‘white from blacks’. As the name suggests, it refers to white wines made only from dark-skinned grapes. In Champagne and for many English sparkling wine producers, that means Pinot …
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Anyone tracking the story of South African wine is aware of the winemaking revolution that has swept the Cape over the last decade or more. After a period when the anticipated ‘breakout’ moment looked like it would never happen, the dam has now well and truly broken. South Africa’s winemaking scene is one that has been transformed. It is exciting. …
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Ichiro Akuto, the founder of Chichibu Distillery Two of the most important attributes for a great whisky blender are patience and knowledge. So it’s little surprise that Ichiro Akuto – of Hanyu and Chichibu fame – is one of the driving forces of today’s Japanese whisky renaissance. Akuto represents the 21st generation of his family to produce alcohol. His ancestors …
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A crossing of Cinsault and Pinot Noir, Pinotage is a red grape variety developed in South Africa in 1924, but it was not until the late 1980s that it began to gain recognition internationally. Predominantly grown and vinified in South Africa, when produced well, Pinotage displays a range of red and black fruits like plum, currants, cherry and blackberry, banana and herbaceous …
Read More »A lovely, smooth and sleek mix of flavors — strawberry preserves, Maraschino cherry and spices — show accents of clove, toast, milk chocolate and dried herbs, with a hint of blood orange on the fresh, juicy finish. Drink now. 20,000 cases made, 1,176 cases imported. Source : c68e66acbebee2c8b7cff86494c8e640
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Tom Wark’s wine blog inspired me to action in 2005, and I’ve been at it ever since. I’m now reviewing wine blogs and sometimes wine samples from all over world, ever since. Lately I’ve had so many new releases, without a sample, so I have to take it as information. I can also give you […] The post Best Press …
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