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[ad_1] Hello and welcome to this week’s 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 week included some of the best sparkling wines made in California, courtesy of …

[ad_1] Le château et la célèbre tour de Latour en Gironde. Le château Latour est un domaine viticole de 90 ha situé dans le Haut-Médoc sur la commune de Pauillac, produisant du vin sous l’appellation du même nom. C’est un premier grand cru classé de Bordeaux selon la classification officielle des vins de Bordeaux de 1855. Il partage cette rare …

[ad_1] Daniel Biays has added a photo to the pool: Route des Châteaux à l’entrée Sud de Pauillac (Château Pichon Baron à gauche et Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande à droite). [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/76336014@N05/51140074335/in/pool-52609756@N00

[ad_1] Daniel Biays has added a photo to the pool: Deux hottes à la fois. Dans le Médoc sur la commune de Saint-Estèphe. [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/76336014@N05/43156609500/in/pool-52609756@N00

[ad_1] Les feuilles à peine visibles, les vignes seraient l’objet d’une invasion de mildiou, qui justifierait le déploiement des pieuvres, dont les bras inondent l’environnement autant que nos pores et poumons de pesticides issus de la chimie de synthèse. Done [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/76336014@N05/27310783327/in/pool-52609756@N00

[ad_1] Daniel Biays has added a photo to the pool: Vers le château sur la commune de Pauillac en Gironde. [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/76336014@N05/30828481831/in/pool-52609756@N00

[ad_1] La Cité de Carcassonne est un ensemble architectural médiéval qui se trouve dans la ville française de Carcassonne dans le département de l’Aude, région du Languedoc-Roussillon. Elle est située sur la rive droite de l’Aude, au sud-est de la ville actuelle. Cette cité médiévale fortifiée, dont les origines remontent à la période gallo-romaine, doit sa renommée à sa double …

[ad_1] d.kevan has added a photo to the pool: www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/recurso/-/recurso/26287/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela [ad_2] Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138712277@N04/54371380538/in/pool-52609756@N00

[ad_1] We love finding a new Chablis on Costco shelves, and we love it even more when Drouhin is the producer. Most recently we found their Saint Veran Chardonnay at Costco, and keep an eye out for Cloudline Pinot Noir from their Oregon property. Both delicious. This Chablis is a delicious wine too at a pretty […] [ad_2] Source : …

[ad_1] For one, it was a sip of Champagne snaffled from her grandfather’s glass as a young girl; for another, a first teenage glass of wine in a restaurant just outside Chicago. For one, it famously was a 1959 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses on a college date, and for yet another, it was the early realisation that wine is ‘this extraordinary …

[ad_1] This aromatic red combines floral, smoky cherry and raspberry fruit with savory, vegetal notes of tomato leaf and juniper. Fleshy enough to balance the chalky tannins, leaving echoes of fruit and savory elements on the finish. Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2026 through 2039. 110,000 cases made, 80,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : 799e4c7a59361cfb9f8c372e41357a1b

[ad_1] Many impressive sights exist in the world of wine—an almost endless list of landscapes, sights, and experiences that serious wine lovers might have on their bucket lists of wine tourism opportunities. The chalk cellars of Champagne are definitely among the destinations I’d recommend to almost any wine lover. Miles of tunnels under the city of Reims house millions of …

[ad_1] On Saturday, March 8, wine lovers have the chance to bid on rare bottles of Burgundy, Châteauneuf, Vintage Port and more from the personal cellar of Martine Saunier, the renowned importer and filmmaker who died last month. Acker, the New York wine shop and auction house, is selling over 165 lots from Saunier’s personal collection in a live and online …

[ad_1] This white’s delicious mix of lime sherbet, lemon curd and pineapple is juicy and fresh, with plenty of brightness from the core of acidity. Details of orange zest and lemon basil linger on the finish. Drink now. 35,000 cases made, 25,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : af4d58fc71f52badbc7fe98dcb8f656d

[ad_1] Underground Champagne cellars in Reims. Prestige Champagne prices have generally fallen back since late 2022, eroding some – but not all – of the meteoric gains accrued during a boom period for the fine wine secondary market prior to that, according to the Market Watch section of Decanter magazine’s March 2025 issue. Market Watch, which is also published on …

[ad_1] Nestled in the far southeastern corner of Australia, the state of Victoria is small in the context of Australian states, making up just 3% of the nation’s land, but is a behemoth culturally, with a quarter of the population calling it home. Most dwell in the multicultural food mecca that is the city of Melbourne, the state capital. Despite …

[ad_1] ‘I got into the Champagne world by chance. I was already passionate about Champagne but getting into the industry is complicated. Luckily, I met my winemaker while at my former job in the bank and he took me under his wing and trained me. It was a first for him, though, having a West Indian woman in the vineyard. …

[ad_1] Spice it up Gavin and Kate Cox are big fans of the Bloody Mary, but became frustrated with the inconsistency of how their favourite cocktail was mixed and served at bars and restaurants, and even when drinking with friends at home. Cox’s Original was born of that frustration. Launched in 2010, the award-winning spicer is a blend of 15 …

[ad_1] Cambria Winemaker Jill Russell. Women were at the helm of the American wineries in the nascent days of fine wine in Napa Valley. Josephine Tychson founded what is today Freemark Abbey in 1886, and her contemporary Hannah Weinberger became the first recognised woman winemaker in Napa after her husband died in 1882. Despite those early pioneers, the industry still …

[ad_1] Wine Spectator has learned that Cliff Lede Vineyards has acquired the 7.5-acre vineyard adjacent to the winery’s Stags Leap District facility, increasing its estate vineyard holdings to more than 160 acres in Napa Valley. Since 2002, the Lede family had leased the vineyard and farmed it for its owners, the Andelin family. Lede’s total production is 20,000 cases annually. …