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Yearly Archives: 2024

Tommasi’s De Buris: Award-winning Amarone crafted with mastery

Time is central to the story of Tommasi’s award-winning Amarone Riserva, De Buris. There are the months the grapes spend drying after harvest; the years the wine spends ageing in oak and bottle; and the decades the Tommasi family has spent caring for its vineyards in the Valpolicella Classica subzone. Yet the story of De Buris goes back even further. …

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A most curious variety: Roussanne around the world

The hard-to-tame Roussanne. Trying to get a handle on Roussanne is like trying to grasp a cloud. Just when you think you’ve got it – pouf! – it slips through your fingers. It doesn’t help that it’s often blended with more assertive grapes. To shine a light on it, I pulled together 90 Roussanne wines from around the world. The …

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Dimora Cottanera

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Resort near Mt. Etna

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/1/24

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 few more Pinot Noirs from Nicolas Jay, the joint project between …

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The town of fog

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Moselschleife Bremm | Es war wahrscheinlich nur eine Frage d…

Es war wahrscheinlich nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis meine Reisen mich zum steilsten Weinberg Europas führten. Der Calmont, von dem aus dieses Foto entstand ist bekannt für seinen mineralischen Riesling bester Qualität. Unten rechts im Bild ist die Gemeinde Bremm zu sehen. Diese Moselschleife ist sicherlich die bekannteste und schönste dieses Flusses. In der Schleife ist die Ruine des …

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South American Merlot: Panel tasting results

Dror Nativ MW, Ben Gubbins and Andy Howard MW tasted 52 wines, with 4 Outstanding and 19 Highly Recommended. South American Merlot: Panel tasting scores 52 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 4 Highly recommended 19 Recommended 25 Commended 3 Fair 1 Poor 0 Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, still red wines labelled as …

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Beating An Oligopoly At Its Game

Writing this title, the story developed organically. So, just follow my lead, because it will help anyone in today’s wine marketing and sales. I have two characters who have inspired this story. Both have been on my blog before. Michael Yurch of Bluest Sky Group of Bluest Sky Group, “Complicated Situation in the American Wine […] The post Beating An …

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Wineries Sue Napa County in Federal Court

Three Napa wineries filed a joint lawsuit against Napa County in federal court yesterday, alleging that county officials systematically violated their constitutional rights. The wineries—Summit Lake Vineyards, Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery and Hoopes Vineyard—filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. This is the just latest development in a growing battle …

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Peterson Winery: Review of Wines from the Estate’s Bradford Mountain Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley

The Peterson Family at Harvest Time Winemaker Jamie Peterson grew up in wine country, born in the Santa Cruz Mountains where his father, Fred, was vineyard manager at Mount Eden Winery and later Ridge Vineyards. Later, the family moved to Sonoma County where Jamie joined his father in the vineyards of Sonoma County. In the 1980s, Fred Peterson cleared and …

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Vinography Images: A Place of Spirit

The famous vineyard of Clos de Coulée de Serrant is a pretty special place just on its own. It’s one of the very few individual vineyards in the world that gets its own designated wine appellation. I took this photo not just because it was a beautiful shot of this old, walled vineyard. But also because you can see two …

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Beyond the shores of Lake Garda: Discovering the many expressions of Bardolino

The vineyards of Bardolino, on the shores of Lake Garda Roads lined with bougainvillaea and olive trees, Lake Garda reflecting the evening sun: this timeless landscape forms the backdrop for the celebrated wines of the Bardolino region. Spanning 2,550ha of vineyards, Bardolino is a region situated in western Veneto, located on the southeastern shore of Lake Garda. With the Adige …

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Temukan Rahasia Naga di Slot Naga Emas!

Temukan Rahasia Naga di Slot Naga Emas! 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 Temukan Rahasia Naga di Slot Naga Emas! Slot gacor online telah lama menjadi sumber hiburan dan kesempatan untuk meraih kemenangan besar. …

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