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[ad_1] Château Margaux is primarily renowned for its esteemed red wines, but the First Growth estate has also produced a highly-rated white wine since the early 18th century. The wine was named Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux in 1920, and it has earned rave reviews from critics in recent years. Jane Anson gave the 2017 Pavillon Blanc a perfect 100-point …

[ad_1] The Institute of the Masters of Wine (IMW) held its annual Bordeaux tasting at Vintners’ Hall in October 2023. The IMW historically looks at around 100 wines four years after the vintage, ranging from leading red Bordeaux through to dry whites and a selection of Sauternes and Barsac wines. As the focus was the much celebrated 2019 vintage, expectations …

[ad_1] Christopher Sealy is a sommelier, wine educator and occasional wine writer, based in Toronto. He was the recipient of the first ever Toronto Michelin Guide Sommelier Award in 2022, as wine director for Alo Food Group restaurants. In between frequent wine travel and wine service, Christopher can be found at the Saturday morning farmers’ market, spinning vinyl at a …

[ad_1] Goalong Single Malt Chinese Whisky China isn’t the first place that springs to mind when talking about whisky. It’s not even the second, third or 33rd. But big changes are happening in China’s whiskey scene that could see it – one day – join the ranks of New World whiskey regions such as Taiwan, India and Japan. Has it …

[ad_1] Who’s behind it: For years, chef and restaurateur Rick Tramonto impressed Chicagoans and visitors at Tru, which earned a Wine Spectator Grand Award in 2004. Tramonto left in 2010, and the restaurant’s owner, the Lettuce Entertain You hospitality group, closed Tru in 2017. Since 2022, Tramonto, the author of several books and cookbooks, including 2011’s Scars of a Chef, …

[ad_1] Earthenware vessel decorated with grape motifs, Khramis Didi Gora, Georgia, sixth millennium BC. It’s no secret the Romans loved wine, but there has been debate about the look and taste of styles that would have graced dinner tables. New research has suggested that winemaking techniques linked to the use of clay vessels known as ‘dolia’ likely produced wines that …

[ad_1] Best producers: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Domaine Bonneau du Martray (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Domaine Chandon de Briailles (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Domaine Comte Senard (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Domaine Michel Mallard (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Domaine Rapet (Corton/Corton-Charlemagne) Bouchard Père et Fils (Beaune) Maison Louis Jadot (Beaune) Maison Joseph Drouhin (Beaune) Domaine Chanson (Beaune) Domaine des Croix (Beaune) Domaine Albert Morot (Beaune) Domaine Simon Bize (Savigny) Scroll down for …

[ad_1] Vineyard in Penglai District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China Japanese Koshu hit the London wine scene as a curiosity in 2011, becoming unmissable from the wine lists of progressive fine-dining Asian restaurants. Two years later, the potential of Indian wine was such that international wine judges were starting to take note, and Chinese wines had made a breakthrough in new …

[ad_1] The name Schiava denotes an ancient group of heterogeneous Alpine grape varieties, united originally by an innovative training system which used dedicated posts or poles for support rather than the branches of overhanging trees. Vines tied to these posts were thus ‘enslaved’: Schiava is Italian for slave. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for 18 Schiava wines …

[ad_1] Nestled in the heart of Georgia‘s picturesque Kakheti wine region, the hotel is set in the grounds of the historic Chavchavadze estate (the 19th century palace, once home to Georgian royalty, is now a museum), and adjoins the Tsinandali Estate, one of the cradles of Georgian wine making and where the first Georgian wine was bottled in 1814. Extensive …

[ad_1] What virtues are there to be found in obscurity? Don’t ask a hipster. They’ll just roll their eyes and go back to listening to music you’ve never heard of. But move beyond the stereotypes of aloof pretension and you can find something of value in the pursuit of the esoteric or the cryptic. In a world where we swim …

[ad_1] Ramon Bilbao Winery Rioja Ramón Bilbao is an increasingly influential bodega in Rioja; its ascendance in the hierarchy fired by a combination of corporate backing, oenological expertise and marketing flair. That’s not a bad combination and one that puts the estate in a very good place as it launches into its 2024 centenary celebrations. Scroll down to see tasting …

[ad_1] Best producers: Domaine des Comtes Lafon Domaine Fabien Coche Domaine Albert Grivault Domaine Michel Bouzereau Domaine de Montille Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Meursault 2022 wines {“content”:”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”} Score table listing Charles’ top Burgundy 2022 wines all scoring 94 points or above All 700 Burgundy 2022 tasting notes and scores Quick links: See further analysis …

[ad_1] Harvest time in Chapel Down vineyards. Chapel Down’s net sales rose by around 14% in 2023, largely thanks to higher demand for the UK producer’s ‘traditional method’ English sparkling wines at home and abroad, as well as consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices for some bottles. Total net sales were £17.2m under new accounting methods introduced following Chapel Down’s …

[ad_1] For the first time in nearly four years, Australian winemakers see signs of hope in their relationship with one of their biggest export markets. The Chinese government is reviewing painful tariffs of well over 100 percent on Australian wine that it implemented in 2020 after a political spat with Australia’s government. If it follows through and lifts the duties, …

[ad_1] Best producers: Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Dugat-Py Domaine Duroché Domaine Trapet Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Domaine Denis Mortet Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top-scoring 2022 wines from Gevrey-Chambertin and the Northern Côte de Nuits {“content”:”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”} See the score table… [ad_2] Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-gevrey-chambertin-2022-wines-en-primeur-520816/

[ad_1] The wine glasses I wanted were hiding in a dusty, half-open cabinet in the basement, and had no price. The shop assistant superintending the ground-floor bazaar was foxed; he phoned the owner. Fifteen euros each, came the answer; I settled. Squat, with an olive-green beehive stem, and the small bowl elegantly engraved with bunches of grapes, vine leaves and …

[ad_1] Have you ever noticed that some labels on Chapoutier’s wines feature braille as well as printed text? I asked Michel Chapoutier how this came about.  The wealthy de la Sizeranne family lived in Tain l’Hermitage and had three children. One of them, Maurice, was blinded while playing with a bow and arrow aged nine years old. As an adult, …

[ad_1] An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly linked to the rise of some of California’s most renowned boutique wineries.  As recently as the 1960s, California hosted thousands of acres of Trousseau Gris, though at the time it was better known as Grey Riesling. Today, however, a …

[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. Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2024: Christian Oggenfuss — Leading the Wine Industry in …