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Sleek and exuberant, featuring a fresh mix of lemon, green apple and white grapefruit flavors at the core, with details of dried pineapple, lemon blossoms, dried ginger, toasted cumin and beeswax that linger on the firming finish. Drink now. 3,000 cases made. Source : 8521d2caab6cf9f6c75ecf9f516acd2a

Mouton Rothschild 2022 line up Pauillac always seems to deliver the goods and in the hot and dry vintage of 2022 the gravel soils coped extremely well. Scroll down for the top-rated Pauillac 2022 in… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/best-pauillac-2022-tasted-in-bottle-552492/

Arthur Mayard of Domanie Mayard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Did you know there is a website where you can compare the average prices of vineyard land across France? Here are some examples, per hectare of vines in 2023: Touraine, Loire: €7,000 (£5,880) Côtes du Rhône: €23,000 (£19,315) Gigondas, Rhône: €215,000 (£180,530) Côte d’Or, Burgundy: €983,800 (£826,080) Pomerol, Bordeaux: €2,000,000 (£1,679,420) The website …

Alas, the can epidemic surges onward. In the year of our lord 2025, there is nothing that Big Beverage will not put in a can: kombucha, martinis, cold brew, water. And it comes as no surprise that wine falls at the top of the list of trending can-able substances. But, for all its proliferation, to what degree are we meant …

The Ojai Mountain Estate. Nestled in a picturesque valley framed by the Topatopa Mountains, Ojai (pronounced ‘OH-hi’) derives its name from the Chumash word ’Awha’y, meaning ‘moon.’ Just 90 minutes north of Los Angeles and southeast of Santa Barbara County’s wine country, this small yet vibrant town on Chumash land offers wine, food, art and nature, perfect for filling a …

Fresh and fruit-driven, this balanced red offers flavors of wild strawberry, ripe cherry, peach skin, sage and milled white pepper framed by light, crisp tannins. Drink now through 2030. 20,000 cases made, 7,000 cases imported. Source : 3a2adb3b0333fc10b1aba53584546579

Geographic Wines: Four-handed expressiveness and purity Ines Salpico Partners in life and business, Nuno Morais Vaz and Daniela Matias are the talented duo behind Portuguese project Geographic Wines. I’ve known Morais Vaz since before the project’s inception, and it has been a pleasure to see his partnership with Matias flourish and come into focus; her clear-headedness and low-intervention approach are …

MoSuke’s pèpè soup, which features mackerel, red mullet, okra and mussels. In February 2024, Adejoké Bakare became the first black woman in the UK to be awarded a Michelin star – for Chishuru, her restaurant reimagining Nigerian and Ghanaian dishes. Now in new central London digs, Chishuru joins the rise of modern West African cuisine in the capital, alongside two-star …

Hello 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. Exclusive: Ravenswood RebornBig news, especially in a time when many wineries are closing and …

darkorohr has added a photo to the pool: Ilford pan F 50 iso scan with Plustek 8100 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/191138195@N03/54377873641/in/pool-52609756@N00

Lugar Citadino {BEYOND THE USUAL CITY} / Más Allá de la Ciudad Tradicional   Picture & Foto = 3,091   THE CONTEXT AND THE PLACE Elqui Valley Hello everyone, today i´m posting an stunning picture of Elqui Valle and taken from the main (and only) entrance to the marvelous valley placed in the town of Paihuano, Chile, a mountain town …

Pinot Noir is an old variety. And while we don’t know when it first appeared, we do know it is the parent of other varieties such as Chardonnay and Gamay. Unsurprisingly, its homeland is Burgundy, where it rose to fame in the Middle Ages – though known initially as ‘Plant Fin’, ‘Noirien’ or ‘Pinoz’. Since then it has more than …

Cricova’s wine cellars in subterranean tunnels. The Wine Routes of Moldova link together key wine destinations across the country. The network is accredited as a European Wine Route by the Council of Europe, and was named best wine route of 2024 by the Iter Vitis federation. Journeying along it, visitors can discover Moldova’s unique blend of traditional and modern winemaking …

The De Toren winery produces South Africa’s iconic Bordeaux blend, Fusion V, a classically styled left bank wine made of all five of the Bordeaux varieties—Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet France, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. Managing partner Albie Koch and cellar master Charles Williams recently hosted a special, vertical tasting of Fusion V at the winery in the Polkadraai Hills for …

Fragrant and very pretty, with delicate flavors of lemon blossoms, nectarine and honeydew that sail on the supple finish. Drink now. 2,923 cases made. Source : b68c4dc6a83f1a73d3f58c4e9d66ae14

  In the world of wine, I truly appreciate what I’ve learned about amphorae as part of its history. For instance, here are some examples, first in the Old World and then in Europe. These amphorae are all language related and some examples of the diverse and fascinating history of this ancient vessel form. They […] The post Herdade Rocim’s …

Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade, said in its latest Burgundy report that market confidence was at ‘historically low levels’. Trading is still taking place, although buyers have been acquiring fewer cases per purchase and paying lower prices, said Liv-ex’s report. It also said there are recent signs of sentiment ‘balancing out’, which adds to recent survey data suggesting …

For an island state with a population of just 576,000, Tasmania punches well above its weight in the world of wine. It produces 1.2% of Australia’s national crush by volume, but 6.1% of the crush by value. Tasmania, or Lutruwita in the palawa kani language, is located south of the eastern end of the Australian mainland. With a cool climate, …

Notes of red and black currant preserves form the core, while dried lilac and rose hip add a floral hint. Sleek through the finish, with just a kiss of toast that lets an iron detail chime prettily underneath the fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2037. 6,000 cases made. Source : 3ffff2504d52cc10da536e39ae539aaa

Daniel Biays has added a photo to the pool: Saint-Estèphe en Gironde. Transfert des sarments de la brouette au feu. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/76336014@N05/54230468858/in/pool-52609756@N00