[ad_1] Deliciousness from Domaine Bousquet, Mendoza Argentina is always wine worth exploring. I’m an avid buyer, and become excited whenever I’m invited to enjoy sample opportunities. The following wines from Domaine Bousquet were all samples. Also worth noting, when I talk about delicious flavors, it’s only germane to my palate, so I can wax on […] The post Deliciousness …
Read More »Daily Archives: March 31, 2025
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 3/30/25
[ad_1] 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. Andrew Jefford: ‘The progress Georgia has made in the last decade is astonishing’Insight …
Read More »Straight Talk Episode 28: Growing Up Kistler … And Coming Home to Occidental
[ad_1] The season 3 premiere episode of Wine Spectator’s Straight Talk podcast debuts with Occidental winemaker Catherine Kistler, who grew up with an in-house wine legend: California Chardonnay icon and also her dad, Steve. But Catherine came home to make Pinot Noir in 2017, and the father-daughter team landed at No. 2 on Wine Spectator’s 2023 Top 10 Wines of …
Read More »Piedmont’s white wines: An accelerating trend
[ad_1] Arneis grapes on a vine in Piedmont. In Decanter magazine’s April 2025 issue, David Way writes about ‘Piedmont’s shifting focus’, which delves into the increase in plantings of white grape varieties in the Italian region and the reasons behind this change. He notes: ‘The quality of Piedmont’s white wines made with the likes of Cortese, Arneis, Timorasso, Erbaluce and …
Read More »Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 31, 2025
[ad_1] The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 31, 2025 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of …
Read More »Poliziano: Impressive Single Vineyard Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
[ad_1] Poliziano is one of the largest and most successful family wineries in Montepulciano, it has 130 hectares (ha) of vines including two single vineyard Vino Nobiles in the Caggiole and Le Grazie Pieves located west of the town of Montepulciano. The winery is releasing its first Pieve wine this year, the Poliziano 2021 Le Caggiole Vino Nobile di Montepulciano …
Read More »Tuscany’s top tier: New vintage releases
[ad_1] Inside the Mazzei winery, where Siepi is made. New releases from some of Tuscany’s top wineries reflect both challenges and innovations in winemaking. Discover wines shaped by a unique growing season and evolving production techniques. Notes and scores for the latest releases from Tuscany… [ad_2] Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/tuscanys-top-tier-new-vintage-releases-553500/
Read More »What’s on Premium: April 2025
[ad_1] April is the cruellest month. No sooner have we mixed memory and your desire for good claret with our comprehensive retrospective of the 2022s then we make you wait a full month before the great Bordeaux highlight of the year – the review of the new vintage and en primeur! But that’s coming in May don’t fret, and we’ll …
Read More »Umani Ronchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Villa Bianchi 2023 $14 (88 points)
[ad_1] Juicy, tangerine-infused acidity is layered with a subtle mesh of creamed almond, poached pear and white blossoms in this lithe white. Drink now. 25,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : 9ec72cfab19ea56e2031f5289aeef572
Read More »The ethical drinker: Piwis’ big adventure
[ad_1] Roman Tournier showing his wines made from Piwi grapes at Millésime Bio wine fair 2025. After studying viticulture and oenology, he worked in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhône valley, at Domaine de Beaurenard, followed by stints in New Zealand, Languedoc and Luberon. The Piwi adventure started in 2021 when he returned home and realised that fungal vine diseases were a …
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