Cycling across the idyllic Plateau de Valensole in Provence, where lavender fields perfume the air. In summer, Provence offers brilliant blue skies and Mediterranean beaches. The winters can be a bit wetter, but they are still relatively warm, especially by the sea, where pines and oaks give way to palm trees, vibrant purple bougainvillaea and citrus orchards. Provence’s southernmost tip, …

Chardonnay | Healdsburg, California | Sarah Stierch | Flickr Uploaded on September 2, 2024 Taken on August 10,… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53964759504/in/pool-52609756@N00

Passion Fruit | Rusti | Flickr Uploaded on September 1, 2024

Le Châtelard VD | Lavaux, Lac Léman | Thomas M. | Flickr Uploaded on August 29, 2024 Taken on August 14, 2024

This is a little $6 sleeper hanging out in the cheap seats (the aisles of wine, not the wooden boxes). We’ve written before about the hidden wines you can find slated in between stacks of Meiomi Pinot and Kirkland Malbec. While this bottle did pull down a 90 point score from Wine Enthusiast, it’s not … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2020-chateau-canteloup-lestage-blaye-cotes-de-bordeaux/

Here’s a Costco staple Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand’s famed Marlborough region that we had yet to post about. Almost hard to believe. A couple years ago we posted about Oyster Bay’s Pinot Noir which is also delicious, and frequently mentioned to be among the best wine buys at Costco. We don’t disagree. It’s a … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-oyster-bay-sauvignon-blanc/

Marche raggio luce | Gianni Geo | Flickr Uploaded on August 29, 2024

Le chef d’oeuvre du Père Festugière. | Un très grand livre. | Robert REDEKER | Flickr Uploaded on August 29, 2024 Taken on August 29,… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertredeker/53955650709/in/pool-52609756@N00

Smile on Saturday and “bokeh in flora” This weekend we will have a grape harvest. The grapes are fantastic, never sweeter, but the great drought and abnormally high temperatures (35-43C) attracted many birds and insects that damaged the grapes a lot. This will be the first time we harvest grapes in August (one month earlier than previous years) and with …

The Tasting | Rusti | Flickr Uploaded on August 27, 2024

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Rows of vineyards | Demetrio Miccoli | Flickr Uploaded on August 27, 2024 Taken on August 27, 2024

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It was a complete shock,’ says Alvaro Espinoza, remembering the fateful moment 30 years ago. Jean-Michel Boursiquot, the French ampelographer, had just informed him that his prized Merlot vineyard was not what he thought it was. ‘He told me it wasn’t Merlot at all… that it was a grape variety I’d never heard of – Carmenère!’ It was 24 November …

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 past week included a few wines from two favorite wine producers, as well as …

We bring you a handy guide to all the key dates for wines released via La Place de Bordeaux in September 2024. Click on a wine below to see the tasting note and score by Decanter’s expert contributors and staff. More will be added soon, along with our comprehensive report and top-scoring wines. COMING SOON Full report: September fine wine …

Czar 1999, bottled in a bespoke crystal, gold-engraved decanter produced by Vista Alegre Cast adrift in the middle of the Atlantic, more than 1,600km west of Lisbon and 1,200km north-west of Madeira, are nine tiny islands that make up the autonomous Portuguese region of the Azores. Pico, the second-largest island and the main wine producer of the region, is dominated …

The 2015 vintage of Moët & Chandon’s deluxe cuvée Dom Pérignon. Dom Pérignon 2015 has been one of the latest major releases on a fine wine market that has largely continued to see prices under pressure. Dom Pérignon has been a major star of Champagne’s greater presence on the secondary market in recent years, and the new launch follows the …

A crisp Prosecco, whose lacy bead carries notes of nectarine, blood orange sorbet, white blossoms and pickled ginger. Drink now. 40,000 cases made, 7,500 cases imported. Source : 4e00951f13c9d9ee25e9ec8a326161f4

Winemakers around the Northern Hemisphere are on a heightened state of alert when it comes to the weather as harvest begins or approaches. Rain, excessive heat, frost, and increasingly fire can all threaten a year’s meticulous work. Over the next 8 weeks, for instance, the vast majority of fruit will be harvested in California. Speaking of eyeing the weather, here’s …