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Daily Archives: November 25, 2024

Entrée du vignoble

Toemel has added a photo to the pool: Martigny VS Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spectahuc/54160372490/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Showcasing Excellence: DWWA award-winners shine in South Korea

This November Decanter hosted a highly-anticipated Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) tasting event in partnership with Winevision. Held at its stylish headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the gathering attracted around 120 attendees, with trade professionals making up 48% of the audience. Participants had the opportunity to sample 70 exceptional wines from 11 countries, all awarded top medals at the 2024 competition. …

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Guido Berlucchi Extra Brut Franciacorta ’61 NV (2024) $39 (91 points)

This fresh Franciacorta is lightly chalky and fine in texture, with an aromatic apple blossom overtone to its well-meshed mix of white cherry, nectarine, pink grapefruit peel and salted almond. Very sippable. Chardonnay and Pinot Nero. Disgorged 2023. Drink now. 36,000 cases made, 2,200 cases imported. Source : 67553b2064584cdf139e829fd6d00cce

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The ethical drinker – November 2024

The UN has recognised regenerative agriculture as ‘one of the most effective ways to make food systems more sustainable’ (‘Rethinking food systems’, June 2021). And it’s gaining traction in wine production, too. In 2021, Cheval Blanc published a manifesto committing to a radical shift to agroecology – the principles of which marry with those of regenerative agriculture. Whether wheat or …

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