Ancient stone terraces recede towards the summit of Mount Etna at the Passopisciaro Winery. The terraces are made of lava rocks, the soil is pulverized ash and stone ejected from the volcano, and the vineyard itself sits on the site of an old lava flow in an area of Etna known as Contrada Guardiola which houses some of the oldest …

Opus One, one of California’s most legendary wineries, has hired a new winemaker. Meghan Zobeck, formerly winemaker at Burgess Cellars, has been named director of winemaking for the 170-acre Oakville estate. Started by Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild as an audacious joint venture in the late 1970s, Opus One today touts 100 acres of vines in Napa Valley’s …

The 2022 vintage was so dry that Pomerol winemakers petitioned for, and were granted, irrigation rights for the first time. Some used it, though to varying degrees of effectiveness given the lack of equipment or infrastructure in place. Scroll down for the top-rated Pomerol 2022 in… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/the-best-pomerol-2022-in-bottle-552962/

Chateau Montelena put Californian Chardonnay on the map when it secured a shock victory at the 1976 Judgement of Paris. The winery’s 1973 Chardonnay earned the highest overall grade in that blind tasting, finishing ahead of the finest Meursault and Puligny Montrachet. Chateau Montelena has gone from strength to strength in the ensuing years, but it now has one eye …

Kentucky and Tennessee may be home to American whiskey, but there is no rule saying that these are the only areas allowed to produce this popular spirit. Regulations from The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) state that to qualify as a bourbon, a spirit has to be made in the US, have a mash bill of at …

A case of Lafite Rothschild 1990 will be among the wines auctioned. Christie’s said it would auction 2,474 bottles from the private cellar of Jörg G. Bucherer with a total estimated value of £1m.  Magnums of legendary Château Haut-Brion 1989 are among the highlights of the sale. Other Bordeaux lots include 12-bottle cases of Le Pin, Cheval Blanc and Lafite …

Handsomely structured and detailed, showing precise flavors of apple and pear laced with lemon zest and crushed stone tones as this glides on the sleek finish. Drink now. 1,910 cases made. Source : 8e6af72d731f1efecd33566338e1be69