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 bunch of excellent wines, but also some wines that are super …
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Les photos de LN has added a photo to the pool: Merci pour vos commentaires . Thank you for your comments Grazie per i vostri comment Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/galerie_de_helene/54077176587/in/pool-912056@N21
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DSC_7519 | Marco Pacini | Flickr Uploaded on October 16, 2024 Taken on April 7, 2012
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It’s a story straight out of a Hollywood film. A young prince leaves home to find himself, studies in the U.S., meets a girl, falls in love and becomes a screenwriter for the movies. But his family needs him back in Europe. So he returns to find fulfillment in the vineyards. It sounds cinematic, but Prince Robert de Luxembourg’s life …
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Located near Castellina in Chianti, the 220 ha Bibbiano estate dates back to the 11th century, although the Marzi family began its ownership in the mid 19th century. After WWII, Pier Tomaso Marzi and his son-in-law Alfredo Marrocchesi renovated the estate with the assistance of famed enologist Giulio Gambelli who made the wines until the turn of the century. Today, …
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Giovanni Manetti didn’t think he was going to make it to the 2024 New York Wine Experience. The growing season was long in Tuscany this year, and grapes for Manetti’s legendary Fontodi winery were still hanging on the vine in mid-October. So he dispatched his son with several cases of their super Tuscan Flaccianello 2008 to pour at the Grand …
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Inka56 has added a photo to the pool: Smile on Saturday and “view the V…” Today, in our vineyard, there are only branches and leaves on the vine, the grapes are in barrels. HSoS! Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138807894@N02/54076734979/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Analisis Arsitektural Kuil-Kuil Poseidon: Menggali Keagungan Dewa merupakan judul dari sebuah artikel kami kali ini. Kami ucapkan Selamat datang di steveheimoff.com, Mengungkap Dunia Perjudian Melalui Kata-kata, Strategi, dan Kisah Nyata. Pada kesempatan kali ini,kami masih bersemangat untuk membahas soal Analisis Arsitektural Kuil-Kuil Poseidon: Menggali Keagungan Dewa . Poseidon, dewa laut dalam mitologi Yunani, telah lama dipuja dan dihormati melalui kuil-kuil …
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‘He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.’ — Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra Beneath the towering Himalayas, the realm of the Gods, a new wine country has been born. On 21 October, Bhutan – ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’ – officially joins the global stage with the release of its first vintage. This beautiful, …
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Ettore Germano Oddero’s Vignarionda Riserva 2009: ‘exquisite balance’ From 9/11 and Barack Obama to the rise of social media with the birth of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the first decade of the new millennium saw the world entering a new, for-better-or-for-worse era. The James Cameron movie Avatar (2009) allegorised numerous themes of the day; Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth (2006) …
Read More »A fragrant white, with anise and slate notes on the nose accenting flavors of apricot and yellow plum fruit, pink grapefruit zest and green almond. Mouthwatering through the creamy finish. Grechetto, Procanico, Malvasia, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now. 20,000 cases made, 1,800 cases imported. Source : 8a0bdfb1cc48a3885878ed0cb3957591
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Preparing for winter dormancy, vines in Burgundy watch quietly as the colors change around them in the late autumn. Burgundy (and much of France) has had a particularly challenging harvest this year after a very cold and wet growing season beset with mildew and other disease issues. Yields are expected to be down 25% or more. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by …
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