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. Personalized AI Recommendation Engines are mostly junk scienceThere isn’t a hallelujah big enough from …

Thomas Hawk has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/54355485250/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Vineyard scene in Livermore Valley, California. The Global AVA is designed to help the wineries in each region overcome challenges, share best practices and improve the quality of their wines. They will hold quarterly Zoom meetings and annual in-person conferences, focusing on topics such as agri-tourism, social media marketing and sustainable winemaking. David Haubert, the District 1 Supervisor of Alameda …

February sunset over the Russian River, wrapping around Fitch mountain, with Mt. Saint Helena on the horizon. This was shot flying 300 feet above the river, one mile above the town of Healdsburg, California, in the heart of Sonoma wine country. Two frames with 5 brackets each were stitched in portrait mode. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/vosky/54348124817/in/pool-17918700@N00

In addition to the trio of new Château Latour wines being released on 17 March, as covered on Premium last month, this year’s line-up features new vintages of established names including Promontory, Ornellaia, Borgogno, Dal Forno, Ao Yun and I Sodi di S. Niccolò as well as a few newcomers. The March campaign is always smaller than its September sibling. …

lechecce has added a photo to the pool: 2015…. a fine vintage,,,, ;o) Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/38070237@N06/54348923959/in/pool-17918700@N00

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fagniez has added a photo to the pool: Vins de Bordeaux, Gironde, France Château Rauzan-Gassies 1970 Margaux, Deuxième cru classé Haut-Médoc, classement 1855 3037 Arayago PV-ALG-PF VinMargaux Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalfagniez/51436790222/in/pool-17918700@N00

Bright and engaging, with chive oil, thyme and oyster shell notes blitzing to the fore, followed quickly by a second wave of enticing lemon pith, white peach and star fruit flavors through the long, fresh, pure finish. Someone bring the langoustines and saffron aioli. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2027. 10,800 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. Source : …

Fìon also runs private and corporate wine tastings, and pop-ups partnering with local restaurants. Miguel Crunia writes about wines from Atlantic regions on his Substack blog Atlantic Sommelier. He also works as a wine judge, educator and speaker. My first memorable wine experience Wine was always part of life in my family; my grandfather was a wine merchant. I always …

Nahita Lounge, Argos in Cappadocia. I guarantee you will never have stayed anywhere quite like Argos in Cappadocia. The result of a huge restoration project of a thousand-year-old monastery, the luxury resort sits in a magical landscape of fairy chimneys; hot air balloons floating peacefully in the sky. Occupied by the Hittites, Romans and Byzantines, Cappadocia’s fantastical landscape was created …