Pinot Noir in the village of Bouzy There are two Champagnes: Le Champagne, the sparkling wine, and La Champagne, the region. Le Champagne is known the world over, but La Champagne, and indeed the strictly delimited vine-growing area called La Champagne Viticole, doesn’t just produce bubbles. Any grapes grown in the Champagne vine-growing area can be used to produce still …
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Rather than merely watching the future unfold, Plaimont’s ethos is one of hope and possibility, founded on the belief that the answers to today’s winemaking and viticultural challenges lie in pairing modern technology with previous generations’ ancestral knowledge of the land and its vines. Although the fruits of Plaimont’s efforts are ultimately seen in its wines, this ‘cooperative of cooperatives’ …
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Keto Ninidze(credit drwinkler) The woman behind this small family winery located in village Targameuli in the municipality of Martvili is Keto Ninidze, a former journalist. [She is co-author of the book A Gently Fermenting Revolution: Women in the Georgian Wine Business.] Ten years ago, she and her husband, Zaza Gagua, decided to leave Tbilisi and return to the home of …
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lechecce has added a photo to the pool: Château Eugénie ”Tradition” Cahors 2020 #4 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/54304338010/in/pool-912056@N21
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lechecce has added a photo to the pool: Château Eugénie ”Tradition” Cahors 2020 #3 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/54303031592/in/pool-912056@N21
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lechecce has added a photo to the pool: ”Passion” Château Eugénie ”Tradition” Cahors 2020 #2 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/54304137189/in/pool-912056@N21
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lechecce has added a photo to the pool: ”Prestige” Château Eugénie ”Tradition” Cahors 2020 #1 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/54303897811/in/pool-912056@N21
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Harvest underway at Quinta do Vesúvio When, in mid-July 2022, the highest temperature ever recorded in Portugal (47ºC) was measured in Pinh?o, in the heart of the Douro Valley, few thought the year would yield wines of note. However, the harvest brought in healthy, small berries, showing remarkable flavour definition and a surprising freshness. After two years in the cellar, …
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The impressive Brasserie Le Gogant at Hôtel des Horlogers in Le Brassus, in Switzerland’s Canton of Vaud. For time well spent beyond the bustling banks of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), head to the Vallée de Joux – birthplace of Swiss horology – a pretty 50km drive or two-hour train journey from Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Numerous luxury watchmakers …
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Detail of Fly Agaric, a work by Marshmallow Laser Feast It was an interesting and lively mingling of disparate sorts as the artistic, scientific and activism communities descended upon Somerset House last week for the opening of a new exhibition. Until April 13, the London venue is hosting SOIL: The World at Your Feet (SOIL) – an unusual curatorial proposition …
Read More »Warm apple and quince are fleshy and round, infused with attractive spice notes and a quinine kick in this nicely concentrated Vouvray. Silky-textured and powered by succulent acidity through the savory, bitter lime peel–etched finish. Delicious, with a good balance of richness and freshness. Drink now through 2027. 8,000 cases made, 4,000 cases imported. Source : 48b3d41599726c64630a84b187523194
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piautel has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/piautel/54303338383/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Yes, I heard it through the grapevine . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottholcomb/54302628556/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Dormant vines slumber in the winter sun guarded by stoic agave sentinels. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottholcomb/54300487887/in/pool-52609756@N00
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El Greco Travelphotography has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgrecotravelphotography/54297644018/in/pool-52609756@N00
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piautel has added a photo to the pool: from Novello Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/piautel/54295364693/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Barragon has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/159484094@N05/54290920676/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Barragon has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/159484094@N05/54291066653/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Manfred Hofmann has added a photo to the pool: Weinberg vor dem Rebenschnitt. Derzeit läuft schon die “Schneidesaison”, das geht bis März/April, dann belaubt sich der Weinberg (sehr spät!) und dann blüht er und keiner merkt es :-)) Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/manfredhofmann/54285897987/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Jason Doss has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcdoss/54283838543/in/pool-52609756@N00
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