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Exclusive: Patz & Hall Co-Founder James Hall Buys His Winery Back

[ad_1] While the wine world is full of news of mergers and acquisitions, the latest transaction in California is more of a homecoming. Patz & Hall co-founder James Hall and a small group of investors are buying the winery back eight years after it was sold to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. The sale is the latest move by Ste. Michelle …

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Perfect Pairing: Fromage fort

[ad_1] Born in Turin, Silvia Baldini is a classically trained chef, who has worked in restaurants in London, New York City and Connecticut, including The Ritz and Ottolenghi. Her recipes and stories have been published in numerous titles including Food & Wine, Saveur, The New York Times, La Cucina Italiana and Forbes. Silvia Baldini profile picture credit: Shotti When I …

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Alchemist chef Rasmus Munk takes dining to ‘edge of space’

[ad_1] A view of the Space Perspective craft set to carry diners. Rasmus Munk, famous for his immersive approach at Copenhagen’s Alchemist, has teamed up with SpaceVIP, a luxury space travel group, and Space Perspective, described as a carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, to offer ‘stratospheric dining’ on a six-hour flight taking off from Florida, US, in 2025.   Only one …

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/10/24

[ad_1] 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. I’ve had a few Cava samples showing up recently, so this week I decided …

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Pelajaran Risiko Dunia Perjudian: Mengurai Benang Merah

[ad_1] Pelajaran Risiko Dunia Perjudian: Mengurai Benang Merah. Merupakan judul dari sebuah artikel kami kali ini. Kami ucapkan Selamat datang di steveheimoff, Revealing the World of Gambling Through Words, Strategies, and Real Stories. Pada kesempatan kali ini,kami masih bersemangat untuk membahas soal Perjudian, bagi banyak orang, mungkin tampak sebagai kegiatan rekreasi yang tidak berbahaya atau bahkan sebagai kesempatan untuk membuat …

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Understanding Castilla y León: Producers, wines and trends

[ad_1] In Spain’s far west, Zamora province, the striking Los Arribes del Duero national park, where the river forms part of the national border with Portugal. Having once spent a New Year’s Eve in Burgos (see map below), I can attest to the harsh climate of Castilla y Leo?n. I experienced cold that I can only describe as coming from …

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Microgaming Organik Evolusi Berkelanjutan di Industri Game

[ad_1] Pendahuluan Tentang Microgaming Microgaming Organik: Evolusi Berkelanjutan Merupakan judul dari sebuah artikel kami kali ini. Kami ucapkan Selamat datang di steveheimoff, Revealing the World of Gambling Through Words, Strategies, and Real Stories.Namun, dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, perusahaan ini telah mengambil langkah berani menuju konsep yang relatif baru dan penting: Microgaming Organik. Apa Itu Microgaming Organik? Microgaming Organik adalah sebuah …

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Ageing Grower Champagne: The peaks and pitfalls

[ad_1] Credit: Diana Miller / Getty Images Where in the world might you find a £100 wine that won’t benefit from a decade in the cellar? The list is certainly short, though Champagne is arguably on it. The ageworthiness of Champagne’s Grandes Marques is fairly well understood: entry level wines will usually benefit from a year or two, vintage wines …

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Vinography Images: Old and New

[ad_1] Wooden stakes are ready to support newly planted vines in one of Europe’s oldest vineyards. Öreg Király, or the Old King’s Hill, in Hungary’s Tokaji region has been famous for wine since at least 1737, when it was declared one of the top vineyard sites in the region. Of course, it was probably famous for many years prior. The …

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The Volcano Beckons: A Return to Etna

[ad_1] Few things on this earth are more symbolic of change than a volcano itself. As their intermittent cataclysms reshape the very earth under our feet, volcanos represent a rare, visceral glimpse into natural processes that unfold across time scales usually far outside the scope of our own brief awareness. Change was certainly on my mind as I returned to …

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DWWA medal-winner highlights at Decanter Italy Experience

[ad_1] Decanter’s regionally focused Italy Experience took place in London last month on Saturday 24 February, providing attendees the opportunity to discover hundreds of Italian wines from 13 regions. Held at the luxury Landmark Hotel, Decanter’s established venue for its world-renowned London Fine Wine Encounter, more than 800 wine lovers attended to explore the Grand Tasting, take part in masterclasses …

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Tasting Romania

[ad_1] In partnership with Wines of Romania The incredible transformation of the wine industry in Romania over the past 20 to 30 years can only be understood by tasting the products of the investment and work of its many producers. While there’s undoubtedly been an incredible surge in quality, it’s the leap in expressiveness that heralds a promising future for …

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Ata Rangi: The Pinot Noir pioneer of Martinborough

[ad_1] Selling your dairy herd to buy a vineyard may not raise too many eyebrows these days, but back in 1980 when Clive Paton purchased five barren, stony hectares to plant Pinot Noir near the tiny backwater farming town of Martinborough, New Zealand, it was positively bonkers. Apart from Dry River Wines, established the year before (and an ill-fated venture …

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M.Chapoutier masterclass at DFWE NYC

[ad_1] Credit: M. Chapoutier Discover the extraordinary world of M Chapoutier’s acclaimed wines in a special masterclass led by the esteemed winemaker himself Michel Chapoutier, along with co-host Natalie Earl, Decanter’s Regional Editor for France. On Saturday June 8, we invite you on a journey through the distinctive terroir of Hermitage and explore how the different colours perform across different …

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Family values in Cognac and Armagnac

[ad_1] hristophe Fillioux and his father Pascal in the cellars of Cognac Jean Fillioux’s La Pouyade estate near Juillac-le-Coq The great houses of Cognac and Armagnac are rooted in family names – from the arrival in the Charente of Jersey native Jean Martell in 1715, to the decision nine years later by local wine-grower Re?my Martin to start bottling spirit …

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First Taste: Krug 2011 vintage release

[ad_1] Credit: Krug Champagne’s great houses are often accused of playing it safe, yet Krug begs to differ: the house has gone where few others have ventured, having chosen to celebrate the unusual 2011 growing season with a vintage release. As cellar master Julie Cavil explains, though, the reputation of the year – or the season’s trials and tribulations on …

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Editors’ picks – March 2024

[ad_1] Gonzalo Iturriaga of Vega Sicilia speaking at the National Gallery event in January. Vega Sicilia 160th anniversary Ines Salpico It’s not often that one gets to taste multiple vintages of Vega Sicilia’s Unico, one of if not the most sought-after Spanish fine wine(s). It’s even less likely that one will have a chance to do so while dining at …

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Israel’s Flam and Tzora Wineries Buy in Bordeaux

[ad_1] Owning an estate in Bordeaux had been the longtime dream of friends Golan Flam of Flam Winery and Eran Pick of Tzora Vineyards, both winemakers in Israel’s Judean Hills region. After five years of hunting, the partners have purchased Château Tour du Haut-Moulin, a cru bourgeois estate in Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc region on the Left Bank. “We looked at so …

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DRC 2021 in bottle: Seven wines and two library vintages tasted

[ad_1] Although 2021 is distinctly different from other recent vintages, they have a delicious elegance, and if they lack the robust power of 2018, 2019 or 2020, their finesse shows a charm of its own. To understand the vintage, one must judge the wines on their own terms. The recent launch of the bottled wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Contie began …

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German Riesling: A buying guide for beginners

[ad_1] Riesling grapes from Schloss Schönborn’s vineyard near the Rhine. Riesling grows prolifically from Alsace and Austria to New York and New Zealand. Nowhere but Germany, however, does Riesling shine with such kaleidoscopic brilliance. After all, Germany is considered by many to be the birthplace of Riesling. Historical accounts of Riesling’s exact origin vary, but undoubtedly, Germany is the heartland …

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