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We ran into a huge corner stack of these bottles on a Costco visit this morning and we are posting out of cycle because wanted to get this live as fast as possible given this substantial discount that ends on 1/26. This is a Carneros Pinot Noir actually owned by Gloria Ferrer who produces lovely […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2019-windvane-carneros-pinot-noir-estate-grown/

Credit: DRWinkler John Seccombe (shown here) and wife Tasha started this boutique winery in 2012. They source fruit from throughout the Western Cape and make the wine at the Gabrielskloof cellar near Bot River.  John attended Stellenbosch but moved to the UK and studied winemaking at Plumpton College in Sussex.  After making wine in France and England, he and Tasha …

Looking west from the town of Montalcino. ‘Riserva is the first wine I forfeit to make a better Brunello,’ declares Tommaso Cortonesi (Cortonesi). In 2019, he and his colleagues didn’t need to make such sacrifices. ‘2019 is unequivocally a Riserva year’. Given the sheer number of bottlings previewed – upwards of 100 – 2019 is unequivocally a Riserva year. Even …

A first look at the 2020 Brunello reveals graciously structured, seductive and immediately harmonious wines. The summer was hot and dry with nights cooling in September. Significant rainfall towards the end of the month divided producers in later ripening pockets in terms of who harvested before and who picked after. A comprehensive overview of the vintage highlights key weather episodes …

Looking towards Castello Romitorio. Brunello di Montalcino 2020 vintage rating: 4/5 A hot and dry summer, with nights cooling in September and rain towards the end of the month. Graciously structured, seductive and immediately harmonious wines promise immense pleasure now and over the mid-term. The global pandemic seems like a ghost of the distant past, yet as I tasted through …

Lovely aromas of bergamot and lemon thyme pave the way for a suave-textured and juicy display of cherry, pomegranate and red currant flavors, which ride a gentle wave of minerally acidity onto the clean, precise finish, with subtle herbal notes folding in. Drink now through 2032. 1,415 cases made, 500 cases imported. Source : c3f8b58a9691223e56f8d0899bf48f65

Katherine Cole profile picture credit: She Saw Things This is absurd. A reasonable person should only own one style of wine glass. I don’t need a towering Pinot Noir, a cavernous Cabernet Sauvignon, a bulbous Chardonnay and an abstemious Riesling glass. And yet, here they all are, vying for shelf space. And now, there are new ‘must-have’ shapes on the …

As 2025 begins, I’ve received some really interesting press releases. The following are my 2025 best launches, so far. Why Doesn’t The W.H.O. Go After Pharmaceutical Side Effects? Why doesn’t the W.H.O. go after pharmaceuticals’ side effects or even poisonous plants? It vehemently as it goes after wine, beer, or hard liquor, yet pharmaceutical products […] The post Best Press …

The biodynamically farmed vineyards of Jo Landron. The river Loire drains into the Atlantic ocean on France’s western coast just south of Brittany. Stretching between the coast and roughly 120km inland are the vineyards of the Nantais. This area comprises four Muscadet appellations (Muscadet, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu), along with the …

Hello and welcome to this week’s 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 couple of nice wines from the Margaret River, a once-obscure …

The New Year is really off to an amazing start with some of the new Costco wines we are finding, and this one is certainly among the best of the bunch. This is an Haut-Medoc with the Cru Bourgeois designation, which is usually a good sign. When you find the right ones with these markings […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2019-chateau-larose-trintaudon-haut-medoc/

When sommelier Jaime Smith drinks a Châteauneuf-duPape, he sees blocky, heavy red and blue pentagons approaching him – clumsily bumping together. Alcohol drips from above, pushing the muscular shapes out of the metaphorical ‘box’ in his mind. Smith, the first director of wine at the famous MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and twice named best sommelier in America by …

A succulent version, offering clementine, mango and apricot flavors that are juicy and fleshy, with hints of grilled pineapple, fresh lemon zest and lemon basil on the long, expressive finish. Drink now. 1,400 cases made. Source : 49a3b605a01c343b478902f5d7a38122

Perhaps the most iconic and controversial aspects of the biodynamic farming regimen are Preparations 500 and 501, which involve packing a cow horn with either manure or pulverized quartz and burying it over a winter or summer. The horns are dug up half a year later, and the materials inside are added to water to make sprays designed to improve …

Susana Balbo’s Signature White Blend That Susana Balbo has been a pioneering force in Argentine (and South American) wine goes without saying. Her talent as a winemaker, entrepreneurial spirit, resilience in the face of many challenges and the way in which she has reframed the possibilities for women in the wine industry make her one of the sector’s most respected …

Decanter brings you the first in a new series of articles celebrating great buys by wine category from UK supermarkets and wine merchants. We’re focusing on bottles chosen for their great value and taste whilst also highlighting a few curveballs with points of difference to discover. The collection kicks off with a look at great-value sparkling wine, with a price …

Opportunistic buyers have been replenishing their cellars with blue-chip Burgundy at lower prices in recent months, according to merchant commentary cited in the Market Watch section of Decanter magazine’s new-look January 2025 issue. The monthly Market Watch pages, also published on Decanter Premium, are sponsored by international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform. It’s been a subdued …