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Introduction Is smelling or nosing whisky different from smelling a glass of wine? How did a 1960s marketing campaign convince generations of whisky drinkers that single malt was better than blended whisky? What is it like to step inside a working whisky kiln and experience peat smoke firsthand? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Kristiane …

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Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. Tariffs Hurt the Wine Industry. Did the Refunds Stop the Bleeding?Definitely an improvement. Why …

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up on my doorstep 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 arrived recently. This week I received a couple of wines from Shared Notes Wines, the Sauvignon …

A spring-green view of the home vineyard at William Downie’s Guendulain Farm in the Gippsland sub-region of Victoria, Australia, where he stubbornly works to produce Pinot Noir that meets his high standards in very challenging conditions. This region is known locally as The Baw Baw Shire, the name Baw Baw coming from the local Yarra-Yallock, Gunna-Kurnai First Nation. The exact …

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Introduction How did Sacha Lichine’s launch of Garrus and Whispering Angel from Château d’Esclans, which now exceeds 10 million bottles a year change Provence? What happens to a wine region when historic family estates are increasingly bought by wealthy outsiders and corporations? How can classifying wine by colour get in the way of understanding what’s actually in the glass? In …

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. Standing Up for Cabernet SauvignonEric Asimov likes underdog grapes. Bet he never thought he’d …

In 1996, after long careers working in Napa’s wine industry, John Skupny and his wife Tracey did something quietly radical: they started a small wine label dedicated exclusively to Cabernet Franc. They named it Lang & Reed, using the two middle names of each of their sons, J Reed Skupny and Jersey Lang Skupny. These days, especially in California, Cabernet …

Hello and welcome to my (usually) weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up on my doorstep 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 arrived recently. This past week included a set of wines from a project called Geographic …

The well-used work board at Bass Phillip Estate in the Gippsland Region of Victoria, Australia easily earns the label of palimpsest, a surface (originally a skin or parchment) which bears the traces of much previous writing and erasing. One of Australia’s legendary Pinot Noir estates, Bass Philip was purchased in recent years by investors led by Burgundy legend Jean-Marie Fourrier, …

Introduction How is Provence far more diverse as a wine region than just Rosé? Why has Rosé struggled to be taken seriously by wine professionals despite its enormous popularity with consumers? Does Provence make the best Rosé in the world or simply the best Rosé in its style? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Liz …

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. An English rival to Prosecco?There’s something happening in Kent. The Vines that Survived the …

This is Part II of a lengthy piece on South African wine. Read Part I here. In Part I, I used the anarchic camaraderie of the Zoo Cru to illustrate something fundamental about South African wine: its unusual culture of collaboration. But collegiality alone cannot explain the country’s astonishing momentum. South Africa’s excitement comes from a convergence of ancient landscapes, …

Way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores Islands of Portugal host a remarkable and distinctive approach to viticulture. The grapevines are grown in cracks and fissures found or made in the solid volcanic lava beds that surround the island, and to protect the scraggly vines from the incessant winds, individual vines and small groups are surrounded …

Introduction How do our personal memories shape the aromas we recognize in wine? What incredible Argentine wines are people missing when they focus only on Malbec? Why do food and wines from the same region often pair beautifully even when they break the usual rules? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Marisol de la Fuente. …

Introduction What’s the difference between a wine that’s lean and one that’s thin? Why is asking for a “smooth” wine one of the least helpful ways to describe what you actually want? What’s the fastest way to learn more about wine without feeling intimidated? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Maryse Chevriere, author of …

Hey, Want To Go To France? When asks that question, I immediately had to renewed my expired passport in San Francisco, at the San Francisco Passport Agency. In order to get it renewed, I didn’t even blink an eye. I was one of the first ones in and was definitely THE last one out. (Yes, […] The post Do You …

There aren’t many tastings in California where the wine trade lines up more than an hour in advance of the doors opening. But that’s precisely what happens ahead of the annual Oakville Winegrowers event in Napa Valley. Why? Because for many, myself included, this tasting is the sole opportunity each year to taste many of Napa’s most sought-after and exclusive …

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. How Fires Ravaged One of Europe’s Most Exciting Wine RegionsRough times in Sierra de …