The most exciting development in Alentejo wines, which will help to expand their global outreach in wine markets, is their focus on Talhas. Alentejo Wines ~ What you need to know about a Culture of Talhas & Characters…My media group arrived in Lisbon, gathered together, then headed straight to the Moorish, whitewashed colors of Gothic […] The post Alentejo ~ …
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Top producers in 2023: Domaine des Lambrays Domaine Hubert Lignier Domaine Ponsot Clos de Tart Cécile Tremblay Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Morey-St-Denis 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines all scoring 94 points or above Further analysis and top-scoring wines of the following areas: Morey-St-Denis | Meursault | …
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The chateau of Gevrey-Chambertin and its nearby vineyardTop producers in 2023: Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Dugat-Py Domaine Duroché Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Domaine Trapet Père et Fils Scroll down for the top-scoring 2023 wines from Gevrey-Chambertin {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines above 94 points Further analysis and top-scoring wines of the following areas: Morey-St-Denis …
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Happy New Year, 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. Is U.S. surgeon general’s warning another blow to California wine?Yep. After 16 …
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