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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Corliss founders, Mike and Lauri Corliss at the winery in red Mountain AVA Located in the heart of Red Mountain AVA, a tiny yet mighty Washington wine region – covering only around 1,600 hectares – lies ultra-premium producer Corliss. For over 20 years, founders Michael and Lauri Corliss have been producing some of this exceptional region’s most ageworthy and site-specific …
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Vineyard scene in Collio DOC. The decision was finalised during the Collio consortium’s latest assembly, held in December just before the holiday season. While this is not the first instance of such a move – Spain’s Terra Alta DO in Catalunya, for example, adopted a similar resolution three years ago – Collio’s decision arguably holds far greater global significance. Collio …
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Design-wise, for sure, the mag is unrecognisable from the earliest issues published in the mid-1970s (thank goodness!). And yet there’s a common thread that remains unchanged, and that is the importance we attach to giving you the most authoritative and useful information we can – written by the world’s most respected wine writers – and delivering this information in the …
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The most exciting development in Alentejo wines, which will help to expand their global outreach in wine markets, is their focus on Talhas. Alentejo Wines ~ What you need to know about a Culture of Talhas & Characters…My media group arrived in Lisbon, gathered together, then headed straight to the Moorish, whitewashed colors of Gothic […] The post Alentejo ~ …
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Top producers in 2023: Domaine des Lambrays Domaine Hubert Lignier Domaine Ponsot Clos de Tart Cécile Tremblay Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Morey-St-Denis 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 following areas: Morey-St-Denis | Meursault | …
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The chateau of Gevrey-Chambertin and its nearby vineyardTop producers in 2023: Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Dugat-Py Domaine Duroché Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Domaine Trapet Père et Fils Scroll down for the top-scoring 2023 wines from Gevrey-Chambertin {“content”:”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”} COMING SOON Score table listing Charles Curtis MW’s top Burgundy 2023 wines above 94 points Further analysis and top-scoring wines of the following areas: Morey-St-Denis …
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Happy New Year, 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. Is U.S. surgeon general’s warning another blow to California wine?Yep. After 16 …
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Zvonko Herceg is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). DWWA Judge, Zvonko HercegZvonko Herceg Zvonko is a wine critic, educator, certified sommelier, wine consultant. He has over 25 years of experience in managing a company for wholesale wine and spirits on-premises. He is also a WSET educator and manager of the WSET wine school Wine Educator. …
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The view from Isle of Raasay Distillery. Below: Torabhaig on the Isle of Skye Craggy rocks, white-sand beaches and mountains that plunge into the sea. The Hebrides, an archipelago off northwest Scotland, is famous for its dramatic landscapes; less so for contemporary whisky. While the island of Islay is densely populated with famous-name distilleries, legendary for robustly peated drams, the …
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As we step into another new year, many wine enthusiasts embrace a more mindful approach to drinking, whether through Dry January or simply seeking some balance. Moderate-alcohol wines offer a perfect solution, combining elegance and flavour without compromising on quality. These wines prove that moderation and enjoyment can go hand in hand, appealing to both seasoned connoisseurs and casual drinkers …
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? Burgundy 2023 en primeur vintage rating and overview: Whites: 4/5 Charming wines, but hot temperatures can sometimes mean low acidity and high alcohol Reds: 4/5 Lovely fruit, rich texture, but less potential for ageing than 2022 In the opinion of Frédéric Lafarge of Domaine Michel Lafarge, ‘2022 was a great vintage to lay down; 2023 was a vintage of …
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Vineyards in Aloxe-Corton. Curtis tasted several hundred wines blind with the Burgundy Wine Board (BIVB) before setting out on over 100 visits to the region’s premier domaines to taste with the winemakers and listen to their thoughts about the vintage. In total, more than 1,600 wines were tasted, covering the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and the …
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‘Evidence tells us that alcohol is one of the deadliest drugs in the world. Four studies that have already been published and one about to be published have carried out an analysis of the comparative harms of different recreational drugs. All show that alcohol is the most harmful drug. Not because it’s the most harmful to the user, but because …
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The limestone plateau at Château Soutard may not be the highest point of this hallowed St-Emilion terroir, but the skyline view it affords – Les Grandes Murailles (the aesthetic remnant of a 13th century Dominican convent), the early 12th century church spire, and Premier Grands Crus estates like Châteaux Canon and Clos Fourtet – is postcard perfect. ‘You get a …
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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 some really excellent wines from a few top producers. Let’s start …
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In the world of white wines, it has few comparisons. In a sea of lesser bottles, Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc is a shark among fish, a Great White, a wine of power and drama with the capacity to age and develop for decades. But despite all of this, the region’s white wines remain stubbornly in the shadow of the reds. Production and …
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory today calling for alcoholic beverages to carry cancer warnings, arguing that Americans are uneducated about potential links between alcohol and seven types of cancer. He also suggested that the U.S. Dietary Guidelines on alcohol consumption be revisited. Dr. Murthy, who has served as surgeon general since 2021 and also held the office …
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Nothing beats the atmosphere of an old-world wine cellar, replete with mini stalactites and layers of mold covering the walls, as seen here in the cellars of Juris Wines in Austria’s Burgenland region. While winemaking is often thought of as requiring a certain standard of hygiene, sometimes the very best wines come from the cruddiest-looking cellars. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by …
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Malu Lambert with David Clarke of Ex Animo at The Foodbarn Who doesn’t love a trip to London? I may live in a wine-producing country, but London? It’s the beating heart of the wine world. This was my first visit to Decanter in situ, and I was invited to taste on the Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Panel Tasting. The wines …
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