Who’s behind it: Chez Fifi is a new French restaurant from brothers David and Joshua Foulquier, both partners in the We All Gotta Eat group and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner Sushi Noz on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. “The inspiration behind Chez Fifi comes from the incredible experiences my brother David and I had growing up with …
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“The Opposite Direction Than Everybody Else” (Eugenio Collavini Recent Releases)
The post “The Opposite Direction Than Everybody Else” (Eugenio Collavini Recent Releases) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. Luigi Collavini (image: Eugenio Collavini) “There’s no air conditioning, and I am sweating!” The affable Luigi Collavini from Eugenio Collavini says that he’s uncomfortable in his family’s warm wine offices during our online tasting back in August; but you wouldn’t notice it …
Read More »Top Chassagne & Puligny-Montrachet 2023 wines en primeur
Vineyards around Puligny-Montrachet.Top producers in 2023: Domaine Alvina Pernot Domaine des Comtes Lafon Domaine Jean Chartron Domaine Leflaive Domaine Michel Bouzereau Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Chassagne- and Puligny-Montrachet 2023… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-chassagne-puligny-montrachet-2023-wines-en-primeur-546316/
Read More »Top Pommard and Volnay 2023 wines en primeur
Credit: BIVB / Aurélien IBANEZTop producers in 2023: Domaine de Courcel Domaine de la Commaraine Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Domaine Michel Lafarge Domaine Pierrick Bouley Scroll down for Curtis’ 20 top-scoring Pommard and Volnay 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 …
Read More »Meet the judges: Q&A with Alun Griffiths MW
Alun Griffiths MW, DWWA Regional Chair Alun Griffiths MW brings over 35 years of experience to the wine industry, with career highlights including senior roles at Fortnum & Mason, Harrods and as wine director at Berry Bros & Rudd. His passion for wine began during his university years, where a year in France ignited a deep appreciation for viticulture. In …
Read More »Dogs sniff out vineyard diseases and pests in trials
Dogs could help winemakers combat pests and spot vine diseases. Specially trained dogs could help winemakers to sniff out damaging vineyard pests and diseases, new research has suggested. Dogs helped their handlers to detect eggs of the invasive spotted lanternfly in a study led by Cornell University researchers, published at the end of December. Dia, a Labrador retriever, and Fagan, …
Read More »Vivat Bacchus partners with Africa College Foundation
Vivat Bacchus, a top South African restaurant in London, has announced a partnership with the Africa College Foundation to transform the lives of underprivileged youth in South Africa. The collaboration kicks off with a charity dinner and auction on World Education Day, Friday 24 January 2025, at the restaurant’s Farringdon location. As part of the new collaboration, Vivat Bacchus will …
Read More »Meet the sommelier… Philipp Reinstaller
Three years later, Reinstaller joined Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London (also two Michelin stars), where he worked with Stefan Neumann MS and Vincenzo Arnese for nearly five years. During this time, he was promoted to assistant head sommelier, and achieved the SSA Master Sake Sommelier title. In 2021, he moved to Trivet (two stars) as head sommelier, passing the …
Read More »Fonseca Tawny Port 10 Year Old NV (2025) $34 (92 points)
Walnut husk, black cherry paste and black tea notes meld nicely, with underlying cut and tension to offset the sweetness. Delicious. Drink now. 2,400 cases imported. Source : c3be56f169806ca2074731c35b3d7880
Read More »Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc Napa-Sonoma Counties 2023 $48 (94 points)
Powerful, with a succulent, fragrant mix of peach, grilled lemon and pineapple flavors that show details of lemon verbena, lemon balm, beeswax, orange blossoms and litsea oil. Seamless and harmonious all the way through the long, impressive finish. Drink now. 4,640 cases made. Source : ccd86321d10f8332be8ea3e5a428eca5
Read More »Explore the wine routes of Quebec
View of the Montreal skyline from Parc Jean-Drapeau. When I told friends and family that we were travelling to Quebec, to share the driving and tasting along the region’s Routes des Vins (‘wine routes’), they looked surprised. Wine in Quebec? Who knew? Even the perplexed Canadian immigration officer suggested we should have visited France instead! Yet in the French-speaking La …
Read More »Wine Just Got Fun-Sized
If you thought choosing a bottle of wine was tough enough amidst a seemingly neverending sea of options, just wait a few months. Things are about to get wild. And by wild, I mean fun-sized. Up until now in America, wine could be sold only in 187ml single servings (think airplane wine bottles), 375ml half bottles, 500ml bottles, and the …
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