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Market Watch: Champagne pricing ‘finely balanced’
[ad_1] Underground Champagne cellars in Reims. Prestige Champagne prices have generally fallen back since late 2022, eroding some – but not all – of the meteoric gains accrued during a boom period for the fine wine secondary market prior to that, according to the Market Watch section of Decanter magazine’s March 2025 issue. Market Watch, which is also published on …
Read More »Wine region 101: Victoria
[ad_1] Nestled in the far southeastern corner of Australia, the state of Victoria is small in the context of Australian states, making up just 3% of the nation’s land, but is a behemoth culturally, with a quarter of the population calling it home. Most dwell in the multicultural food mecca that is the city of Melbourne, the state capital. Despite …
Read More »A drink with… Marie-Inès Romelle
[ad_1] ‘I got into the Champagne world by chance. I was already passionate about Champagne but getting into the industry is complicated. Luckily, I met my winemaker while at my former job in the bank and he took me under his wing and trained me. It was a first for him, though, having a West Indian woman in the vineyard. …
Read More »Distilled: The launch of Cox’s Original
[ad_1] Spice it up Gavin and Kate Cox are big fans of the Bloody Mary, but became frustrated with the inconsistency of how their favourite cocktail was mixed and served at bars and restaurants, and even when drinking with friends at home. Cox’s Original was born of that frustration. Launched in 2010, the award-winning spicer is a blend of 15 …
Read More »International Women’s Day: Winemakers in US reflect on the industry
[ad_1] Cambria Winemaker Jill Russell. Women were at the helm of the American wineries in the nascent days of fine wine in Napa Valley. Josephine Tychson founded what is today Freemark Abbey in 1886, and her contemporary Hannah Weinberger became the first recognised woman winemaker in Napa after her husband died in 1882. Despite those early pioneers, the industry still …
Read More »Cliff Lede Acquires Prized Vineyard in Stags Leap District
[ad_1] Wine Spectator has learned that Cliff Lede Vineyards has acquired the 7.5-acre vineyard adjacent to the winery’s Stags Leap District facility, increasing its estate vineyard holdings to more than 160 acres in Napa Valley. Since 2002, the Lede family had leased the vineyard and farmed it for its owners, the Andelin family. Lede’s total production is 20,000 cases annually. …
Read More »Marea Expands to Beverly Hills
[ad_1] Who’s behind it: Altamarea Group, the hospitality company founded by CEO Ahmass Fakahany, operates more than 20 restaurants worldwide, including Wine Spectator Grand Award Winner Ai Fiori in New York. Best of Award of Excellence winner, Marea, located on Central Park South, is the company’s first restaurant and its flagship. The group recently took the fine-dining Italian seafood restaurant …
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Read More »Stairway to Dézaley
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Read More »Bordeaux 2022: The 100-point wines
[ad_1] Château Figeac In case you need a re-cap of the vintage conditions and weather related difficulties in 2022, you can find them in my En Primeur vintage analysis and first thoughts article and more recently a summary of my findings and thoughts now that the wines have been aged and bottled. But I thought it was worth highlighting six …
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Read More »Ripening Grapes
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Read More »The identity of old vines – can time be tasted?
[ad_1] Is older better? ‘Not if you’re human,’ according to Doug Frost MW MS. On the other hand, the multisuffixed expert suggested that vines benefit from some age to deliver the best wines and a better express terroir. Frost was leading a tasting titled ‘Is older better?’, one of multiple sessions held during this year’s edition of Barcelona Wine Week …
Read More »In conversation with senior sommelier Denis Lungu
[ad_1] Moldovan sommelier Denis Lungu choosing wine Growing up in a winemaking family in Moldova, Denis Lungu learnt firsthand about low-intervention, natural winemaking. He remembers fresh, fruity wines, made from local grape varieties such as Feteasc? Neagr? and Feteasc? Regal?. Now as senior sommelier in the Gleneagles team, he’s introducing Moldovan labels to the UK market, both through the wine …
Read More »Argentina’s rising stars: Exceptional wines beyond Malbec
[ad_1] Argentina’s winemaking story is one of reinvention, passion and extraordinary diversity. While Malbec remains its global flagship, Argentina’s varied terroirs, high-elevation vineyards and innovative producers offer wines that push the boundaries of excellence. Cabernet Franc, once an understated variety, now commands the spotlight in Argentina’s higher regions. The expressive aromas and poised structure of Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) …
Read More »Wine investment: Top Champagnes to regain their fizz
[ad_1] Prestige Champagne has lost some market traction, but top brands are still considered to have room for growth over the longer term. Global Champagne shipments fell 9.2% in 2024, to 271.4m bottles. ‘Champagne is a barometer of consumer mood,’ said Maxime Toubart, co-president of the Comité Champagne trade body, citing conflict, plus economic and political uncertainty. Top prestige-cuvée Champagnes …
Read More »Mark Ryan Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 216 Miles To Go 2022 $38 (93 points)
[ad_1] Supple, rich and generous, with raspberry and guava flavors that are laced with toasty notes of cinnamon, orange peel and tarragon. Finishes with refined tannins. Drink now through 2032. 1,061 cases made. [ad_2] Source : 15cf1597db96cb996ac21e29ab1526ce
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