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Vineyards in Castilla-La Mancha. Italy and Spain will produce their smallest vintages in six years in 2023, with winemakers in both countries suffering extreme weather that decimated grape harvests, according to official forecasts and industry groups. Wine production in Italy is estimated to slide 12% to 43.9 million hectolitres, agricultural markets institute Ismea said in a report with two industry …

French public health agency, Santé Publique France, reported one death and eight people in hospital following an outbreak of botulism – a rare food-borne illness. It said they all visited the Tchin Tchin wine bar in Bordeaux in the same week. At this stage, it said sardines were the suspected source of illness. Botulism attacks the body’s nerves and can …

Petrus 1961, part of the ‘Monumental Cellar’ auction by Sotheby’s in September 2023. Sotheby’s said sales from its ‘Monumental Cellar’ auction on 7 September hit $9.3m, its second highest total on record in the US, behind the sale of William I. Koch’s cellar in 2016 for $21.8m. It’s been a relatively subdued year for the fine wine secondary market, with …

Both in-store and online, Jeroboams offers a delightful and ever-improving wine experience, as well as personable service, fantastic list, great price range and excellent in-store promotions – including this newly curated Decanter Winners 2023 Mixed Case. What’s more, while stocks last, the award-winning retailer is offering Decanter readers 10% off with the code DWWA10, which qualifies for free UK delivery. Opening its …

Riesling, harvested here at Greywacke in 2010, is one of New Zealand’s most important aromatic white varieties. Despite New Zealand aromatic whites being part of the wine industry for more than 100 years in some cases, those beyond Sauvignon Blanc have not been taken seriously until quite recently. Scroll down for 20 top New Zealand aromatic whites to seek out

There are said to be about 880 bodegas in Mendoza, ensuring that Argentina’s elevated western province has long been a destination of choice for wine lovers. Vineyards here range from about 430m to 2,000m altitude, and while Malbec rules the roost, an ever-growing cast of varieties such as Semillon, Pinot Noir and the Criolla grapes (principally Torrontés, Criolla Chica, Criolla …

Almost certainly, one of the formative tastes in any young Jewish American’s life is the sickly sweet, Concord grapeyness of Manischewitz wine, ritually sipped at a Passover seder. Even for me, a particularly unobservant Jew, this was most certainly my first taste of wine, and remains an indelible, if not particularly pleasant, sense memory. It took many years for me …

Cask100 is being officially launched this month and the fine wine and whisky investment fund will be regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, its founders said. The $20m, closed-end fund is set to encompass a diverse portfolio of investment-grade wines and whiskies, said the firms, which together launched a similar fund for the art market in 2022.  Brian Ward, director …

Introduction Why is Bandol the only wine region that leads with Mourvèdre? What would surprise you about the northern Italian grape and wine Barbaresco? What would it be like to spend a day picking grapes in a Sauvignon Blanc vineyard? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m chatting with Andy James, author of Bandol Wine and the Magic of …

Harlan Estate, in Napa Valley’s Oakville AVA. QUICK LINK Napa Cabernet 2020: full vintage report and top-scoring wines As with the previous vintage, the few Cabernets from Oakville I sampled are among my top scorers for the 2020 vintage. They are perfumed, elegant, light on their feet with good fruit concentration, and show poise and balance. Scroll down for the …

Women have long collected art, they are also eminent collectors of luxury accessories and certainly of fashion, but what about wine? For the longest time, female wine collectors were the exception that proved the rule. Finally, though, women are breaking into this rarefied world. While progress is slow, there are clear reasons for this – not least psychology, wine styles …

Abeja’s Heather Hill estate vineyard. In the Pacific Northwest, Washington state’s 2023 wine harvest is getting underway, while those in the cooler Willamette Valley in Oregon bide their time. Harvest 2023 begins in Washington Harvest 2023 has begun in the Evergreen State, depending on the site. Growers are largely picking for either sparkling wine or early-ripening white varietals like Sauvignon …

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Good wine is something to celebrate but as any wine lover knows, good wine just gets better with age, so proper storage is vitally important. Keeping wine in a higgledy-piggledy heap in the corner of a garage or squeezed next to the shoe rack under the stairs just won’t do. It won’t give the wine the chance to mellow and …

Residents watched on in astonishment as an estimated 2.2m litres of wine gushed down the winding roads of São Lourenço do Bairro in Portugal’s central region. Firefighters had to intercept the alcoholic flash flood and divert the wine into a nearby field. There were fears that the Certima River could be contaminated, but local officials said they managed to avoid …

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Unveiling the Decanter Retailer Awards 2023 Shortlist – your go-to guide for the finest wine shops, top online retailers, wine specialists, and exceptional wine services in the UK. After the resounding success of the 2022 edition, where outstanding retailers were celebrated for their commitment to providing unparalleled wine choices and exceptional consumer experiences, the anticipation has been palpable for this …

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