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Monthly Archives: October 2024

Port vintage guide: 1960-2017

Old Porto wine cellar Want to find out how your birth-year fared? Or want to know which vintages are drinking well now? Our Port vintage guide has you covered. Jump to the outstanding, widely declared vintages 2017   2016   2011 2007  2003   2000 1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1992   1991 1985  1983  1982   1980 1977   1970 1966   1963   1960 2017 …

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Vineyards and volcanics

Sümeg castle, north of Lake Balaton in Hungary In partnership with Wines of Hungary Volcanism over aeons of history has shaped much of Hungary’s landscape, although this explosive period came to an end around two million years ago. Its legacy is a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, caves and natural hot springs for visitors to explore. An overview The ancient Pannonian …

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Tasting the Cape in Kruger: Best lodges for wine lovers

Sundowners at Singita, where guests can take the chance to sample some of the best wines in South Africa, followed by dinner pairings. For close-up encounters with wild animals in their natural habitat, it’s hard to beat a safari in Kruger National Park and the adjacent Greater Kruger area. In addition to the state-owned national park, some 20 fenceless private …

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Barolo vs Barbaresco vs Brunello: What’s the difference?

Biondi-Santi and Soldera are two of the most revered producers of Brunello di Montalcino. Known collectively as ‘the three Bs’, Barolo, Barbaresco and Brunello di Montalcino are three of Italy’s most renowned wines. Of course, it’s purely coincidence that all three begin with the same letter, but it’s a neat way to group these top-tier reds. Barolo and Barbaresco are …

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2017 Cune Gran Reserva Rioja

Just a few weeks ago we reviewed the Cune Albarino and mentioned in that post how much we enjoyed the red wines from Cune. And then our latest trip to Costco, we found this one, and as a bonus it’s a Gran Reserva. Can’t beat that, and for $20, which is a fantastic price for … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2017-cune-gran-reserva-rioja/

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2023 Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir

The Russian River Pinot Noir from Kirkland is a bottle we look forward to tasting every year, and we’ve seen varied quality since its introduction all the way back to the 2014 vintage. An important part that is consistent is the price, once again staying at $11.99, which is just crazy for fruit from this … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-kirkland-signature-russian-river-pinot-noir/

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The Road Ahead

Jason Doss has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcdoss/54062316203/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Changing Leaves

Jason Doss has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcdoss/54062329064/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Potimarron du potager

Robert Redeker has added a photo to the pool: potimarron Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertredeker/54061239160/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Winery

pdegenkolv1 has added a photo to the pool: North Zealand, Denmark producing red as well as white wines, in a northern climate Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/136357042@N03/54055001921/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/6/24

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 lot of excellent Pinot Noir, a bunch of them from Mendocino’s …

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