The strength of the 2019 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is that it proposes wines to drink over a wide range of time.: many are immediately accessible, with earlier-drinking examples ready to enjoy over the next decade. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for all 15 Brunello wines Other wines might benefit from further ageing and will ultimately …
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’
Well? Are you going to do it? Put like that, maybe not. Yet all I’ve done is to welcome you to my kitchen table, and poured you a £8,905 serve (7.5cl) of the 2008 Domaine Leroy Musigny. I told you the truth – but was insufficiently precise. You were wary. Rightly so, since my description might also have described a …
Read More »Vandal spills 60,000 litres of wine at Spanish winery – report
pumping over red wine in the tank. Spain’s Cepa 21 winery in Ribera del Duero has been targeted in an act of sabotage that reportedly sent 60,000 litres of wine gushing onto the cellar floor. Police from the country’s Guardia Civil were investigating the attack at the winery, located in Castrillo de Duero, Valladolid, which took place in the early …
Read More »Burgundy wine fans queue for a month to get prized bottles
Tents set up outside Vinmonopolet’s store in Aker Brygge, Oslo. Tents have become a familiar winter fixture outside a main store of Norway’s Vinmonopolet retailer in Oslo, and a small group of Burgundy wine fans again braved sub-zero temperatures in January to lead the queue for new releases. In 2024, the first three campers turned up on New Year’s Day …
Read More »Brunello di Montalcino 2019 – ‘spoiled for choice’: Full report
Brunello di Montalcino 2019 vintage rating: 5/5 A warm vintage without extremes, and rainfall at the optimal intervals. Long ripening and cool nights yielded perfumed wines with ripe tannins. Most are accessible now but possess structure for mid- to long-term ageing. When I visited Montalcino in November 2023, the recent harvest was still fresh in producers’ minds. Between the non-stop …
Read More »Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 2/18/24
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. The Twilight of the American SommelierBecause the news on wine has been so good. …
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Read More »Sonoma and Napa Get Savvier
I try to keep up with as much of what’s going on in the wine world as I can. I accomplish this by tasting widely, reading widely, and talking with my colleagues in the industry whenever the opportunity allows. While I think I’m far from masterful at such activities, I don’t often find myself blindsided by emerging trends in the …
Read More »Brits abandon Merlot in favour of Beaujolais
Grape harvest in Beaujolais, France. It is now 20 years since Paul Giamatti’s character delivered a major blow to Merlot producers in the Oscar-winning comedy Sideways. ‘No, if anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving,’ screamed an apoplectic Miles. ‘I am not drinking any ****ing Merlot.’ Stats from Sonoma State University showed that Merlot sales in the American market fell by 2% …
Read More »Rioja’s Bodegas Lan and nine wines rated
The name of Bodegas Lan, so the story goes, stands for the three main provinces that make up Rioja: Logroño (now La Rioja), Alava and Navarra. The winery was founded in 1972 by a group of men from Bilbao looking to set up a txoko, a traditional Basque dining club. Lan was not alone; Beronia, also launched in the 1970s, …
Read More »Meet the judges: Q&A with Michaela Morris
Michaela Morris at DWWA judging week Michaela Morris is an international wine writer, contributor, judge and educator. She is one of the first certified Italian wine experts through Vinitaly International Academy 2015, co-created the curriculum for VIA’s Italian Wine Maestro course and teaches about Italian wines across Canada and abroad. Morris always had an interest in wine but, as she …
Read More »How to keep sparkling wine fresh after opening
With a host of sparkling wine stoppers on the market, Tom tests out which produce the best results… Can a sparkling wine be kept in top condition once open? Many kitchens will have a traditional winged Champagne stopper tucked away for emergencies, but the list of premium stoppers offering promises of perfect glasses for days (if not weeks) is ever-expanding. …
Read More »Clos Galena – 25 years showcasing Priorat’s potential
Clos Galena winery in Spain’s Priorat region Deep in the heart of Priorat, close to the village of El Molar, lies Clos Galena; a stunning winery created by husband-and-wife team Miguel Pe?rez and Merche Dalmau. In 1999, after visiting the region, they fell in love with its steep, terraced vineyards and slate soils, and decided to follow their dream: to …
Read More »Chambolle’s Bonnes Mares & Musigny: Two grands crus compared
Chambolle-Musigny. Credit: Jon Wyand / Alamy Stock Photo The village of Chambolle starts with a grand cru in the north and finishes with another in the south. They are both highly regarded, yet very different. The wines of Bonnes Mares are often seen as more massive, more structured, and more muscular, while those from Musigny are more elegant, more expressive, …
Read More »Twenty Sherries to tempt your tastebuds
Sherry’s most dramatic moment takes place every other year in Jerez. Top chefs from seven countries, many of them from Michelin-starred establishments, compete to create beautiful three-course menus while squeezed into the most difficult of spaces – the stage of the Villamarta theatre. Scroll down to see Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 20 Sherries
Read More »Single malt breaks £2bn barrier despite overall Scotch sales dip
Exports of single malt smashed through the £2bn mark for the first time last year [2023] thanks to a thirst for premium spirits in emerging markets in the Far East, despite a dip in overall sales of Scotch whisky around the world. New figures from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) revealed that exports fell by 9.5% to £5.6bn, as demand …
Read More »Editors’ picks – February 2024
Nick and America Brewer, Oaskbrook. Sussex beyond sparkling Amy Wislocki A recent tour of Sussex vineyards (look out for a travel guide in spring 2024) confirmed the dynamism that characterises the English wine industry right now – and the outstanding quality of the sparkling wines being produced. It also showed that the quality of English still wines has skyrocketed. These …
Read More »Le Gavroche wine cellar auction to feature DRC, Salon
A DRC wine set to feature in the auction of Le Gavroche wines at Christie’s in April 2024. More than 100 lots from Le Gavroche, ranging from rare wine cellar gems to pictures and silverware, will be auctioned online via Christie’s from 10 to 24 April. Two-Michelin-star Le Gavroche completed its final service for the public on 13 January, bringing …
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Read More »Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/11/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly 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 another tranche of the latest releases from Rhys Vineyards in the Santa Cruz …
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