A friend of mine once described Chablis as both the best- and worst-value wine in the world. What he meant was the cheapest wines weren’t very good – but still fairly expensive in the grand scheme of things. But despite the quality of the greatest examples, the prices never (or very rarely) reached the heights of other top white Burgundies, …
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You’re nearly there! Christmas is done and dusted and there’s just one more party left before the new year begins in earnest. New Year’s Eve is a time when friends and family get together to see in the next 12 months (and if it’s anything like the previous 12 months it will be filled with tax rises, political dogfighting and …
Read More »Firm and still on the austere side, revealing tar, iron and eucalyptus flavors aligned with an elegant frame. Fierce tannins lock up the cherry and berry flavors for now. Nonetheless, the fruit is persistent, so give this a little more time. Best from 2027 through 2043. 2,128 cases imported. Source : 8566d562527c12ff6356c011c3f85322
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Social and environmental sustainability are inextricably linked, one being hard to justify and maintain without the other. The preservation of a territory and its natural resources is never fully possible without being considered in tandem with the needs and prospects of its communities. This is particularly true for regions where viticulture plays a central role in local economy and the …
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Dosage is a small addition of sugar (in the form of cane, beet or grape sugar) and wine that forms the liqueur d’expédition added to a sparkling wine after disgorgement (removal of the yeast lees following second fermentation in the bottle). The vast majority of sparkling wines made in the traditional method (Champagne, Cava, Franciacorta, Trentodoc, English sparkling wine and …
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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. The stories that defined California wine in 2024Esther Mobley and crew run down …
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