Half-timbered houses in the Petite France district on the Ill river, Strasbourg. ‘We are not good at selling Alsace,’ says Marc Wucher of Le Parc Hôtel in Obernai – a 30-minute drive from the Alsatian capital, Strasbourg. ‘Our history is complicated,’ he explains, pointing to a photo of his mother, who helped Alsatian men escape conscription into the Germany army …
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Cassandra Charlick: My top 10 wines of 2024
Cassandra Charlick in the Josef Chromy vineyard in Tasmania I like to start the year with a word. 2024’s word was ‘equilibrium’. The previous year, 2023, was rather full and I figured a year of moderately paced work, travel and rest was a reasonable thing to aim for. Intentions are wonderful, but let’s be honest; they are called intentions for …
Read More »Best wines to drink with lasagne
Few dishes evoke the warmth and charm of Italian cuisine quite like lasagne al forno. Originating from the culinary heartland of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, this layered masterpiece of pasta, béchamel and minced beef has become a global favourite. But as indulgent as lasagne may be, its rich and complex flavours can make pairing it with wine a challenge. The …
Read More »Pitt and Jolie settle divorce but vineyard fate uncertain
Château Miraval estate in 2008, when Pitt and Jolie began renting the property – before later acquiring it. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly agreed to settle their long-running divorce proceedings, but there continued to be uncertainty regarding a separate dispute over Provence vineyard estate Château Miraval. Angelina Jolie’s lawyer, James Simon, told People magazine that the two Hollywood …
Read More »Michaela Morris: My top 10 wines of 2024
Michaela Morris at DWWA judging week Curating this annual list of my top wines of the year is always a reminder of how fortunate I am. It’s never easy to choose just 10 wines, and as with past editions, this year’s list is dominated by Tuscany and Piedmont, where I spend most of my time. But as my love of …
Read More »Pascaline Lepeltier: ‘The nose can be deceived, but the mouth much less so’
It is a few years since analysis of my saliva became an integral part of my tasting protocol, after I discovered the work of Jacky Rigaux and Jean-Michel Deiss on geosensory tasting. It started with Rigaux’s book Geosensorial Tasting: The art and manner of tasting wines of origin (Terre en Vues, 2015). Frustrated by the limits of analytical tasting, Rigaux …
Read More »ALENTEJO 2023 Herdade Aldeia de Cima in Facebook Photo 1
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Read More »Top Wine Videos of 2024
Our most-popular videos of 2024 demonstrate our viewers’ insatiable interest in wine knowledge, from exclusive interviews to In The Vineyard chats with winemakers. This year Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken sat down with two iconic vintners, Angelo Gaja and Christian Moueix, for in-depth conversations, diving into the philosophies, legacies and never-before-heard stories of these two titans of …
Read More »Top Wine and Health Stories of 2024
Researchers and wine lovers have long been interested in the potential links between moderate alcohol consumption and good health. That interest only grew in 2024. While a vocal neo-Prohibitionist movement has questioned the health benefits of any alcohol, a steady stream of new research continues to draw strong links between alcohol—especially wine—and healthy living. Beyond breaking down the latest studies, we also …
Read More »Tom Hewson: My top 10 Champagnes of 2024
‘The bottles that instantly rose to the top of this list were largely ones that I shared with others,’ says Hewson. The most memorable bottles aren’t just excellent wines; they’re wines with a quality that has come in spite of something. These are wines that have had to overcome an opposing force, whether the vicissitudes of their vintage, a perilously …
Read More »Wine to 5: Adam Porter MW, wine & spirits buying manager, luxury retail
Heading up the wine and spirits buying team at London’s Harrods department store, Adam Porter has 15 years’ experience in wine trade. Adam received the IMW Chair’s Award for the top business of wine paper and the Noval Award for the best research paper by a new MW. He has also worked as an independent consultant, wine educator and wine …
Read More »Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/29/24
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. News cadence is a little slow over the holidays, so this is a shorter …
Read More »2024: In Memoriam
2025 is only moments away, but before we flip the calendar, Wine Spectator’s editors would like to remember the wine industry pioneers, innovators and history makers we lost this year. In 2024, we said goodbye to longtime California wine industry leaders Warren Winiarski, Jan Shrem and Eleanor Coppola, as well as architect Howard Backen, who helped define the very look …
Read More »Remírez de Ganuza – My perfect pairing with Patrick O’Connell
Chef Patrick O’Connell in The Inn’s kitchen If seasonal cuisine, based on local produce, is now an ubiquitous concept among fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs that is thanks to pioneers like Patrick O’Connell. Often referred to as the ‘Pope of American Cuisine’, O’Connell defined a unique style at the crossroads of classical French canon and Virginia’s farming heritage. Today, his three …
Read More »Harvest 2024 at Remírez de Ganuza: precision, focus and selectivity
The location and character of the vineyards are the essence of the Remírez de Ganuza project. The idea that the best wines can only be made from the best grapes hailing from carefully selected plots – leveraged by an innovative, detail-driven approach in the cellar – was the foundation of Fernando Remírez de Ganuza’s vision, carried on today by owner …
Read More »Spanish Garnacha: Panel tasting results
Beth Willard, Valentin Radosav and Diana Rollan tasted 69 wines, with 9 Outstanding and 28 Highly Recommended. Spanish Garnacha: Panel tasting scores 69 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 9 Highly recommended 28 Recommended 32 Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit current-release, still red wines in which Garnacha makes up at least 85% of the blend, from …
Read More »Best Press Releases for 12.31.24
As 2024 comes to a close, I saved some very special press releases, as an exit to a great year. These are the Best Press Releases for 12.31.24. My first story begins through a press release from the World of Fine Wine, about Sarah Marsh’s adventures in Europe. Valdo Salnés: Such individuality Sarah Marsh MW […] The post Best Press …
Read More »Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/22/24
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 a bunch of recent releases from Ernest Vineyards, a project of …
Read More »Wines of the Year 2024: Bordeaux & Burgundy
Decanter’s expert writers and contributors awarded 95-points or more to almost 3,000 wines in the 12 months to October 2024. While they have all appeared in the pages of Decanter magazine and online on Decanter Premium and in our decanter.com database, there were too many to reproduce here for a seasonal wrap-up. So, in a somewhat unfair and very challenging …
Read More »Wines of the Year 2024: Champagne, Rhône & Regional France
Known for its fine wines from grape varieties such as pinot noir and sauvignon blanc, Sancerre is in found in Central France. It is also on the edge of the World famous UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Loire Valley. Decanter’s expert writers and contributors awarded 95-points or more to almost 3,000 wines in the 12 months to October 2024. …
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