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Wine jars

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message on the bottle…

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New Costco Wine Blog Subreddit

[ad_1] So this really cool reader of the blog, Brandon, thought we should create our own subreddit for the blog, and even offered to set it up. And so it’s live (r/CostcoWineBlog) with a few people already finding it and making some posts. This could be a great way to continue to grow and interact with […] [ad_2] Source : …

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Winery garden

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Vinography Images: Spring Green

[ad_1] The meticulously farmed Shake Ridge Ranch unfurls in rows of head-trained vines across a rich carpet of spring growth in Amador County. Planted with a wide range of grape varieties from Zinfandel to Rhône varieties to Barbera, this vineyard has become a darling of many cutting-edge young California winemakers looking for higher-elevation fruit with bright flavors. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image …

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The best St-Julien 2022 in bottle

[ad_1] The Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2022 line up Both St Julien’s proximity to the moderating effects of the Gironde river, and its homogenous gravel on clay and limestone soils, helped produce some stellar wines in 2022. The wines really showcase the vintage’s ripe fruit with muscular frames alongside purity, clarity and striking vibrancy. Scroll down for the top-rated St-Julien 2022 …

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Emanuele Graetz: Championing high calibre wines

[ad_1] Emanuele Graetz inspecting grapes in his vineyards at Isola delle Falcole winery in Chianti, Tuscany As the founder of Isola delle Falcole and Viteoak Wine Selection, Emanuele Graetz is quickly making a name for himself as a passionate advocate for terroir and visionary entrepreneur with a deep respect for tradition. In 2016, with partners Alessandro Mannelli (cellar master) and …

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DRC 2022 in bottle: 12 wines tasted and rated

[ad_1] If the year’s opulence almost seemed excessive at times, nature intervened in the end to produce wines of extraordinary balance. The initial promise of the wines tasted in barrel was more than confirmed in this follow-up tasting. The domaine has just released its delicious 2022 wines to the market with a flurry of tastings for the trade and journalists, …

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Trump threatens 200% tariff on European wines

[ad_1] US president Trump threatened to levy a 200% tariff on imports of European wines and Champagne, unless the EU backs down on plans to  levy fresh tariffs on American whiskies. Tensions have risen this week after the US imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. A promise of retaliatory measures worth €26bn quickly emerged from the European Commission …

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Tinata: Rhône grapes meet Tuscan elegance

[ad_1] The story of Tinata – a Rhône-style blend from Monteverro, the Tuscan winery owned by Julia and Georg Weber – began long before the wine was ever bottled. Monteverro’s slice of terroir in Capalbio, in the Maremma area of the Tuscan coast overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, spans 60ha, with 38ha under vine. Year-round onshore breezes temper the warm summer …

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Single-vineyard Cognacs

[ad_1] Frapin’s Château Fontpinot near Segonzac in the heart of the Grande Champagne. Cognac isn’t like single malt – or, at least, most of it isn’t. When you buy a bottle of Lagavulin or Glenfarclas, you know precisely where it’s from, whether it’s Islay’s wave-lashed coast or the heart of Speyside. The vast majority of Cognac, on the other hand, …

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Wine Caught In Trade War Crossfire

[ad_1] Wine consumers and the wine industry are increasingly becoming collateral damage in President Donald Trump’s trade battles with other nations. This morning, the President threatened to levy a 200 percent tariff on “all wines, Champagnes and alcoholic products coming out of France and other E.U. represented countries.” The threatened retaliation was triggered by the European Union’s announcement yesterday that …

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Hella Chenin Festival: May 3, Berkeley, CA

[ad_1] Here in California wine country, it seems like we’re treated to wine tasting events for nearly every grape variety and every appellation in the state. But in point-of-fact, no one has ever held a festival dedicated to the Chenin Blanc grape. Until now. Chenin, in case you haven’t heard, is having something of a moment. I recently conducted what …

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Gambling (Literally) on the Spanish DO You’ve Never Heard Of (Probably)

[ad_1] The post Gambling (Literally) on the Spanish DO You’ve Never Heard Of (Probably) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. Today, we’re going to talk about a brand that is (quite literally) gambling on a Spanish region that you (probably) know nothing about whatsoever. Back in November of 2024, I was a media guest of Perelada, a somewhat enigmatic producer …

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Why now is the time to embrace New Zealand Chardonnay

[ad_1] Chardonnay grapes at Elephant Hill, Hawke’s Bay Think of New Zealand white wine and Sauvignon Blanc most likely comes to mind. But now might be the perfect time to reconsider, for New Zealand Chardonnay has never been better, steadily gaining recognition for its balance of fruit purity, bright acidity and silky complexity. Chardonnay accounts for just 9% of vineyard …

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The Wines of Guria: Dato’s Wine

[ad_1] Davit Dato Kobidze(credit drwinkler) Davit Dato and Tariel Kobidzes’ Family Cellars (Kobidzeeis Marani) is located in the mountains of Guria in village Erketi, Choktauri municipality, just south of the Supsa River, which flows into the Black Sea.  David is a champion of the local indigenous varietals and in 2015 planted an experimental vineyard of 15, almost-extinct, Gurian varieties, including …

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