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Firefighters raced to the Larson Family Winery, a small producer in the Carneros region of Sonoma, on the evening of March 2, as a fire raged through the barn that serves as the winery’s tasting room. They were able to save adjacent structures, including the winery. The majority of the winery’s inventory was also spared, but the tasting room’s interior …

Chateau La Grace Dieu des Prieurs in St Emillon sonic ages its wines with Russian orchestral music There’s a reason why heavily-applied perfume ranks highly on most wine lovers’ list of pet peeves. It overpowers your senses, conceals aromas and distorts your perception of a wine. In professional tastings and wine exams the wearing of perfume is banned, if not …

Château Pichon Baron ‘I think it’s time for a vertical tasting of Château Pichon Baron,’ said Christian Seely, managing director of AXA Millésimes, the company that owns this crown jewel of the Bordeaux classified growths. He made this announcement to me in perfect French but with a just a hint in his voice of that understated British humor many feel …

Orange Glou in New York City. In Wine Enthusiast, D.J. Piazza explores how independent wine shops are changing the industry. “Each of these businesses is rooted primarily in a desire to share wine with people in a way that is fun and digestible.” For US wineries, finding the happy medium between direct-to-consumer sales and the three-tier system is paramount. Liza …

St. Patrick’s Day is often celebrated with a pint or two, but what if you love wine? On CTV News, we chat about the best pairings for Irish food and classic dishes. Is there a wine that pairs with corned beef and cabbage? This begs the question: Can we skip the corned beef and cabbage and just have wine? My …

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 few wines that qualify as excellent values, starting with the …

A Brief Fling with St. Innocent Pinot Noir Source : https://www.princeofpinot.com/article/2373/

This year’s Johnson mini- encyclopedia is so chock-full of information that you won’t believe it all fits in a pocket. It’s only a little larger than my iPhone 6+! Updated annually since the 1970s, it just keeps getting better and better. Source : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1845337441/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1845337441&linkCode=as2&tag=robingarrswinelo

Opening old vintage wine is a once in a lifetime experience. Here are some things we learned while opening 40 year old wine. Get ready for a few surprises! Source : https://winefolly.com/episode/opening-40-year-old-wine-video/

How is week two of self isolation going for you? It appears we’re in for the long haul at the moment, so it is time to buckle up and keep stocking your supplies. Just make sure you’re not hoarding essential items and grabbing the things you and your family actually need. And if that includes booze, because being stuck inside …

It’s late April in the UK, and things are beginning to open up, after a long lockdown. I had my first pint in a pub garden today, and it tasted wonderful. Soon I will have my first meal in a restaurant. I’m sure it will be a memorable experience. I lost my life, as it was, just over a year …

She said, “If anyone can write about Foppiano Vineyards, Jo, you can.” This was said to me by my friend Lorraine Raguseo, who’s now part of their team through Quintessential Wines. And, she’s right. At this point in time, besides the family, I believe she’s right. [PHOTO: Foppiano Vineyards, all rights reserved.] BEFORE – 1896 […] Source : https://www.wine-blog.org/index.php/2021/12/19/foppiano-before-during-after-and-today-mastering-the-world-of-wine/

Happy crowd Ground Control, near Gare de Lyon (Paris) This is a time of the year you have plenty of exciting tasting in Paris, I was tipped about La Goulayance by Maryse and although I intended to go there, when the day came for real on november 28, it was so rainy, grey and cloudy (typical Paris weather at this …

Late yesterday, the US Trade Representative unsheathed a champagne saber. But it wasn’t for sabering champagne in celebration; rather, it was for dealing it a blow by threatening tariffs of 100%. French sparkling wine (not still wine) as well as cheese, handbags, makeup and enamelware would be affected. (See the whole list here.) While that would be very bad news …

Updated March 17, 2022. Schedule subject to change. Straight Talk with Wine Spectator is an Instagram Live series featuring conversations with wine-and-food newsmakers. The live chats kicked off in April 2020 amid widespread shutdowns from the COVID-19 crisis, in order to shed light on the changes and challenges these industries are facing, and have since expanded into regularly scheduled programming. Past editions have featured …

The tower at Château Latour. Château Latour 2014 was released this morning (15 March), making it the youngest Latour grand vin on the market and the third to be released since the first growth estate left the Bordeaux en primeur system in 2012. Farr Vintners was selling Latour 2014 at £4,950 per 12-bottle case, with six magnums offered at £4,980. …

Brad Pitt with his Fleur de Miraval rosé Champagne… Fleur de Miraval will be poured at the Dolby Theatre during the Oscars (27 March), as well as during the Governors Ball – the Academy’s official afterparty – and at other Oscars-related events in Los Angeles, New York City, and London, including the Oscars Nominees Luncheon on 7 March. Serving Fleur …

Chambourcin, a French-American hybrid grape. “As the climate changes, the fragile nature of Vitis vinifera is highlighted and the boundaries of ideal growing regions are being pushed. Some U.S. growers—and potentially some in the European Union, which recently approved their use—are looking to hybrid grapes and their non-vinifera parents as more stable vehicles not just to translate their terroir, but …

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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. ‘No-one will stop us’: Ukrainian winemakers defiant in the face of Russian aggressionGlory …