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Joseph Perrier Champagne, private tour and Tasting – In Explore, #54, Explored December 27, 2023
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Read More »Spanish Icons: Comando G, Rumbo al Norte
Harvest time at Rumbo al Norte. Credit: Salvador ArellanoComando G, Rumbo al Norte, Cerebros, Gredos First vintage: 2010 No one can claim to understand the essence of Spanish Garnacha until they’ve tasted Rumbo al Norte (‘Route to the North’). ‘It’s liquid granite,’ says Daniel Landi, one of the founders of Comando G. ‘Rumbo al Norte changed our lives – and …
Read More »Who Are the Real Producers Behind Costco’s Kirkland Signature Wines?
Kirkland Signature products aim to bring premium quality at rock bottom prices, and most of the time they hit the mark, particularly in the wine aisle. To get that high quality, Costco often teams up with big name producers who can’t always claim these wines as their own, or it might devalue some of their […] Source : http://costcowineblog.com/who-are-the-real-producers-behind-costcos-kirkland-signature-wines/
Read More »Loire Volcanique: The renaissance bubbling upstream
The Chaîne des Puys is a chain of extinct volcanes located in the Auvergne, here with the Puy de Pariou in the foreground and Puy de Dôme in the background. Are you looking for Loire wines with a difference? Whites beyond Sauvignon Blanc, or Gamays with real character? Do you want to surprise wine-loving friends with a wine they’ve never …
Read More »The Camino de Santiago – A food & wine guide
The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St James, is a complex network of pilgrimage routes that lead to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, where the remains of the apostle St James the Elder are believed to be buried. The Camino is hugely popular, with nearly 450,000 pilgrims making their way towards Santiago in …
Read More »Ken Wright Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2023 $28 (92 points)
This white is vibrant and luscious, with pear and tropical fruit flavors laced with hints of vanilla and spices. Finishes on a zesty accent. Drink now. 3,472 cases made. Source : 133c093e46775cb3a7192c39f1d7221c
Read More »Books: A ‘genuinely joyous’ and irreverent new tome by Dan Keeling
Wine writing is often awful. It can be obscenely dull. It can be entertaining, but written by those who know too little (or, worse, think they know more than they do). Perhaps the worst is the odd troupe of writers who don’t even seem to like wine. Dan Keeling – one half of the duo behind Noble Rot – is …
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