Our most-popular videos of 2024 demonstrate our viewers’ insatiable interest in wine knowledge, from exclusive interviews to In The Vineyard chats with winemakers. This year Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken sat down with two iconic vintners, Angelo Gaja and Christian Moueix, for in-depth conversations, diving into the philosophies, legacies and never-before-heard stories of these two titans of …

Researchers and wine lovers have long been interested in the potential links between moderate alcohol consumption and good health. That interest only grew in 2024. While a vocal neo-Prohibitionist movement has questioned the health benefits of any alcohol, a steady stream of new research continues to draw strong links between alcohol—especially wine—and healthy living. Beyond breaking down the latest studies, we also …

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Oliver Schoepgens has added a photo to the pool: Bad Kreuznach / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany [EXPLORE – 2024-12-30] Album of Germany: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157626068… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/54233515644/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Bruce Jackson Memorial Lookout, overlooking Cromwell, Central Otago, South Island, NZ. At State Highway 8 on Lake Dunstan, just about the furthest point from the sea of anywhere in New Zealand. Historically known for Gold mining and then soft fruit, now it’s Pinot Noir wines. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/1780576243/in/pool-17918700@N00

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‘The bottles that instantly rose to the top of this list were largely ones that I shared with others,’ says Hewson. The most memorable bottles aren’t just excellent wines; they’re wines with a quality that has come in spite of something. These are wines that have had to overcome an opposing force, whether the vicissitudes of their vintage, a perilously …

Heading up the wine and spirits buying team at London’s Harrods department store, Adam Porter has 15 years’ experience in wine trade. Adam received the IMW Chair’s Award for the top business of wine paper and the Noval Award for the best research paper by a new MW. He has also worked as an independent consultant, wine educator and wine …

Crisp and minerally, offering a lacy mousse and a snappy mix of crunchy pear and white peach fruit, with accents of pickled ginger, lemon pith and white blossoms. Salty. Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada and Chardonnay. Drink now. 10,000 cases made, 6,000 cases imported. Source : 92c18f612ca2fe20e2fe2194732245fa

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. News cadence is a little slow over the holidays, so this is a shorter …

2025 is only moments away, but before we flip the calendar, Wine Spectator’s editors would like to remember the wine industry pioneers, innovators and history makers we lost this year. In 2024, we said goodbye to longtime California wine industry leaders Warren Winiarski, Jan Shrem and Eleanor Coppola, as well as architect Howard Backen, who helped define the very look …

Chef Patrick O’Connell in The Inn’s kitchen If seasonal cuisine, based on local produce, is now an ubiquitous concept among fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs that is thanks to pioneers like Patrick O’Connell. Often referred to as the ‘Pope of American Cuisine’, O’Connell defined a unique style at the crossroads of classical French canon and Virginia’s farming heritage. Today, his three …

The post The Most Popular 1WineDude Articles of 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. Abiding… AS we bid adieu to 2024, we in the wine biz (and probably the world in general) can look towards the future with… a sense of dread and trepidation, probably. So instead, let’s look back on 2024 here on 1WD, as I give you …

The location and character of the vineyards are the essence of the Remírez de Ganuza project. The idea that the best wines can only be made from the best grapes hailing from carefully selected plots – leveraged by an innovative, detail-driven approach in the cellar – was the foundation of Fernando Remírez de Ganuza’s vision, carried on today by owner …

Beth Willard, Valentin Radosav and Diana Rollan tasted 69 wines, with 9 Outstanding and 28 Highly Recommended. Spanish Garnacha: Panel tasting scores 69 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 9 Highly recommended 28 Recommended 32 Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit current-release, still red wines in which Garnacha makes up at least 85% of the blend, from …

Expressive notes of pomegranate and raspberry show pretty lavender perfume alongside wafts of apple wood smoke and black pepper. Fine yet substantial tannins hold a firm grip, with graphite power building. Concentrated and firmly structured on a sleek, powerful frame. Tightly wound, this will be even better with a few years in the cellar. Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsault. Best …

As 2024 comes to a close, I saved some very special press releases, as an exit to a great year. These are the Best Press Releases for 12.31.24. My first story begins through a press release from the World of Fine Wine, about Sarah Marsh’s adventures in Europe. Valdo Salnés: Such individuality Sarah Marsh MW […] The post Best Press …

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