Who’s behind it: Earlier this year, chef and restaurateur Michael White opened Santi in Midtown Manhattan. Located on the ground floor of Tishman Speyer’s 520 Madison Avenue, this is the latest restaurant—and the first in New York—from BBianco Hospitality, which White co-founded with business partner Bruce Bronster in 2020. But this isn’t White’s first venture within the building: The same …

While traveling in Western Georgia, I stopped by the Khareba Winery in Terjola to see their Imereti facilities and taste their wines, both those made in traditional qvevri (churi) and those made the international way in modern stainless steel and oak. I had earlier visited Khareba’s winery in Telavi and tasted the portfolio of wines from Kakheti, so I was …

Arcadia Vineyard in Coombsville, Napa Valley. Winiarski founded Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, which put Napa Valley on the map after its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon won the landmark Judgement of Paris in 1976. In 1996, he purchased Arcadia Vineyard, a 55-hectare (ha) estate in the Coombsville AVA, from Austin Hills of Grgich Hills Estate. Winiarski oversaw both Napa Valley estates until …

The post California Wine’s No Good, Very Bad Month appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. As sunny California is still reeling from having to accept that the Philadelphia Eagles are conclusively, unarguably the greatest team in the NFL at the moment, even more bad news has hit the state’s wine industry—and, by extension, the USA’s wine industry (which California production …

Lorenzo Palla. The story goes that, in the early 1960s, Charles de Gaulle, then president of France, was served a wine at an official dinner at the Gritti Palace in Venice which greatly impressed him. Convinced it was a Bordeaux, he asked the sommelier the name of the Chateau he was drinking, only to be informed that the wine he …

Inland Victoria offers wines of outstanding quality and incredible diversity. Victoria’s stunning inland landscapes are home to some of Australia’s greatest wine regions. From the Italian heritage of the King Valley to some of the world’s oldest vines in the Goulburn Valley, character, diversity and innovation abound. There are some truly exciting producers and stunning wines to discover. Rory Lane …

Vandals have uprooted 10 small Chardonnay plants, including five experimental vines and five ‘control’ vines, in San Floriano di Valpolicella, northern Italy. Unknown perpetrators attacked the experimental vineyard being used by the Department of Biotechnology at the University of Verona during the night of 12 and 13 February. No motive has been confirmed, although one hypothesis was that vandals may …

This lacy-textured sparkling rosé crackles with lip-smacking acidity and boasts a fragrant range of wild strawberry, peach skin, tangerine and thyme notes through the lightly spiced finish. Drink now. 6,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. Source : 727d1cb18aaa147142aa77f832431ae4

Koshu is Japan’s indigenous grape variety with the majority produced in Yamanashi, at the foothills of Mount Fuji. Credit: Koshu of Japan Known for its subtle, semi-aromatic character and, increasingly, its versatility, Koshu has been gaining attention in Western markets with limited but growing distribution in the UK and US. From the classic crisp and ethereal style to more textured …

The copper pot still at Almqvist Destilleri Traditionally, you would find aquavit on the table at celebratory occasions in Scandinavia, served neat with food – no bad thing, and something that the region’s ubiquitous spirit excels at. But there’s a growing appreciation for aquavit’s mixing potential, too, whether it’s simply paired with tonic, employed in a Nordic twist on the …

Seppeltsfield 1925 Para Vintage Tawny The world’s longest continuing library of vintage fortified wine has issued its latest chapter, with Australia’s Seppeltsfield launching a 1925 Para Vintage Tawny. Following a tradition established by pioneer Barossa Valley winemaker Oscar ‘Benno’ Seppelt, who first laid down a barrel of vintage fortified in 1878 with instructions not to issue it for 100 years, …

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 more sparkling wines from my local urban winery, Hammerling …

Hello 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. Advice for wine communicatorsSam offers her thoughts after a panel I moderated. The Science …