On a spectrum ranging from agony to ecstasy, abstinence to excess, Dry January is… fluid, contrary to its title. The practice – call it a tradition, a resolution, a balm – is a reliable source of cultural lore. Whether you’re going completely dry, damp, or wet, you will find yourself inundated with algorithmically related content: Articles outlining the benefits of …
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Grk vineyards on the island of Kor?ula in Dalmatia. Dalmatia is a modern-day paradise, perched along Croatian’s Adriatic coast. Tourists the world over flock to its crystal blue waters and enchanting ancient towns from Dubrovnik to Split and Zadar on the region’s northern limit, their red roofs basking in the sun. Dalmatia’s coast and plentiful islands have long harboured a …
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Hello, and Happy New Year. Welcome to this year’s first 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 couple of nice wines from longtime …
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The debate over whether moderate alcohol consumption can offer health benefits has never been more combustible. In the past month, a federal committee of respected scientists issued a detailed report finding with “moderate certainty” that people who drink alcohol in moderation have lower all-cause mortality than those who abstain. But just two weeks later, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued …
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A small roadside shrine looks out over one of Domaine du Chevillard’s vineyards in the Savoie region of France, with the foothills of the French Alps rising in the distance. The cool-climate wines from this region of France feature lesser-known grape varieties usually made in brisk, mineral-driven styles that are quite delicious. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by right-clicking on the image …
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Charles Curtis MW’s top 10 producers that offer great value in 2023 Whites: Domaine Alvina Pernot, Côte de Beaune Domaine Belleville, Côte Chalonnaise Domaine Pierre Boisson, Côte de Beaune Domaine Saumaize-Michelin, Mâconnais Maison Verget, Mâconnais Reds: Domaine Bruno Clair, Côte de Nuits Domaine Claude Changarnier, Côte de Beaune Domaine Jessiaume, Côte de Beaune Domaine Meix Foulot, Côte Chalonnaise Maison Michel …
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Clos des Perrières in Meursault. Top producers in 2023: Bouchard Père & Fils Domaine Camille & Guillaume Boillot Domaine Michel Bouzereau Maison Benjamin Leroux Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top-scoring Meursault 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines all scoring 94 points or above Further analysis and top-scoring …
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A new episode of I’ll Drink to That! has been released. Episode 501 features Meike Näkel. Meike and her sister Dörte run Weingut Meyer-Näkel, a red wine specialist in the Ahr Region of Germany. It is commonplace for multigenerational winemaking families to speak about deep roots in a region. It is rare for those roots to literally save the life of the …
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Who’s behind it: Chez Fifi is a new French restaurant from brothers David and Joshua Foulquier, both partners in the We All Gotta Eat group and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner Sushi Noz on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. “The inspiration behind Chez Fifi comes from the incredible experiences my brother David and I had growing up with …
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Vineyards around Puligny-Montrachet.Top producers in 2023: Domaine Alvina Pernot Domaine des Comtes Lafon Domaine Jean Chartron Domaine Leflaive Domaine Michel Bouzereau Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Chassagne- and Puligny-Montrachet 2023… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-chassagne-puligny-montrachet-2023-wines-en-primeur-546316/
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Credit: BIVB / Aurélien IBANEZTop producers in 2023: Domaine de Courcel Domaine de la Commaraine Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Domaine Michel Lafarge Domaine Pierrick Bouley Scroll down for Curtis’ 20 top-scoring Pommard and Volnay 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines all scoring 94 points or above Further analysis and top-scoring wines of …
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Alun Griffiths MW, DWWA Regional Chair Alun Griffiths MW brings over 35 years of experience to the wine industry, with career highlights including senior roles at Fortnum & Mason, Harrods and as wine director at Berry Bros & Rudd. His passion for wine began during his university years, where a year in France ignited a deep appreciation for viticulture. In …
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Dogs could help winemakers combat pests and spot vine diseases. Specially trained dogs could help winemakers to sniff out damaging vineyard pests and diseases, new research has suggested. Dogs helped their handlers to detect eggs of the invasive spotted lanternfly in a study led by Cornell University researchers, published at the end of December. Dia, a Labrador retriever, and Fagan, …
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Vivat Bacchus, a top South African restaurant in London, has announced a partnership with the Africa College Foundation to transform the lives of underprivileged youth in South Africa. The collaboration kicks off with a charity dinner and auction on World Education Day, Friday 24 January 2025, at the restaurant’s Farringdon location. As part of the new collaboration, Vivat Bacchus will …
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Three years later, Reinstaller joined Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London (also two Michelin stars), where he worked with Stefan Neumann MS and Vincenzo Arnese for nearly five years. During this time, he was promoted to assistant head sommelier, and achieved the SSA Master Sake Sommelier title. In 2021, he moved to Trivet (two stars) as head sommelier, passing the …
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View of the Montreal skyline from Parc Jean-Drapeau. When I told friends and family that we were travelling to Quebec, to share the driving and tasting along the region’s Routes des Vins (‘wine routes’), they looked surprised. Wine in Quebec? Who knew? Even the perplexed Canadian immigration officer suggested we should have visited France instead! Yet in the French-speaking La …
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If you thought choosing a bottle of wine was tough enough amidst a seemingly neverending sea of options, just wait a few months. Things are about to get wild. And by wild, I mean fun-sized. Up until now in America, wine could be sold only in 187ml single servings (think airplane wine bottles), 375ml half bottles, 500ml bottles, and the …
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Château Gris in Nuits-St-Georges.Top producers in 2023: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Domaine Méo-Camuzet Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St-Georges 2023… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/top-vosne-romanee-nuits-st-georges-2023-wines-en-primeur-546300/
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Chambolle-Musigny vineyardsTop producers in 2023: Domaine Arlaud Domaine Amiot-Servelle Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Domaine Robert Groffier Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Chambolle-Musigny & Clos de Vougeot 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines all scoring 94 points or above Further analysis and top-scoring wines of the …
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The Gaddo Bolgheri Rosso 2022, the heart of the collection Leading producers Prosit Group have created a new, contemporary range in collaboration with Gaddo della Gherardesca, who represents the eleventh generation of the noble Tuscan family. The della Gherardesca wine collection is an entirely new chapter in the story of the family and the region with which they have been …
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