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Domaine Bousquet is Brilliant

Domaine Bousquet is Brilliant I love ANY wine coming from Domaine Bousquet, Mendoza Argentina. They’re based in Mendoza Argentina. Right away you think, “Malbec.” Well, okay, yes, they do make really delicious Malbec wines, however, they also make delicious everything else. And, I mean everything else, and they’re all organic. Domaine Bousquet has developed a […] The post Domaine Bousquet …

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St-Emilion and Pomerol 2015: Panel tasting results

Gareth Birchley, Vincenzo Arnese and Arthur Coggill tasted 111 wines, with 10 Outstanding and 79 Highly Recommended. St-Emilion and Pomerol 2015: Panel tasting scores 111 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 10 Highly recommended 79 Recommended 18 Commended 4 Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit their 2015 vintage red Bordeaux grand vins from St-Emilion Grand Cru and …

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Villa a Sesta Chianti Classico Il Palei 2022 $26 (91 points)

The raspberry, cherry and peony aromas and flavors are pure and aligned with a silky texture in this elegant red. Harmonious and charming, this firms up nicely while playing out on the long, earth- and black pepper–tinged finish. Drink now through 2032. 6,200 cases made, 2,500 cases imported. Source : 791787d58753c133aafc22e8c39f679c

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/15/24

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. This past week included one of the wine world’s most consistent values, the Soave Classico …

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Kirkland Signature Helles Style Lager

Yeah, we know, not a wine but this is a Costco item that demanded exploration. Occasionally, we’ll review beer we find at Costco and as many of you probably can attest, they can really be hit or miss. The Kirkland Signature Light Beer is one that became famous online for its low quality. It was … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/kirkland-signature-helles-style-lager/

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First Taste: Quinta do Noval 50 Year Old Tawny

Created a mere two years ago, in 2022, the 50 Year Old Tawny category is the youngest of all legally approved styles of Port. It’s perhaps a surprise for many lovers of the storied fortified wine and it was a decision producers and shippers lobbied intensely for. The IVDP – Intituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto eventually conceded …

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Vinography Images: Big Wood

I like big botte and I cannot lie. There’s something different about standing in a winery filled with huge upright wooden wine casks as opposed to carefully manicured and artistically lighted rows of small barriques. Big barrels, like these from a cellar in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, have a presence, and they almost always suggest that when you taste the wine, you’re going …

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U.S. Scientific Panel Reaffirms Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking

Perhaps a daily glass of wine has been unfairly targeted. The panel of health experts tasked with studying alcohol consumption for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines has found with “moderate certainty” that people who drink alcohol in moderation have lower all-cause mortality than those who don’t drink. The report provides a strong argument that the current guidelines, which recommend men drink …

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Quinta do Vallado Douro 2022 $23 (90 points)

A zesty thread of milled black pepper and anise spice notes winds through flavors of ripe black plum, boysenberry, herbed green olive and tar in this lively, medium-bodied red, which ends with a chewy finish. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Sousão. Drink now through 2028. 83,300 cases made, 5,000 cases imported. Source : 2f669c15bdefd06d99b0fa3cfaa14436

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Readers respond to Andrew Jefford’s ‘The problem with Bordeaux…’

Véronique Sanders, Château Haut-Bailly, Bordeaux. Andrew Jefford’s October issue cover story, ‘The problem with Bordeaux, and how to fix it’, prompted a flurry of engaged and often passionate responses. Here we publish an edited selection, including the view from one of Bordeaux’s leading cru classé estates. Dear Andrew, In your article you pointed out that, for you, a great Bordeaux …

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Decanter’s Top 50 US wines: Part three – the top 10

Top Wines of the Year lists are far from novel, with most major publications compiling a list of their various takes on a ‘Top 100’ wines tasted in a given year. They may elicit controversy and second-guessing; but you know what they say about opinions, after all. In my second year in this role, as our US coverage has continued …

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Leona De Pasquale

Leona De Pasquale is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) Leona De Pasquale Leona is a London-based Taiwanese wine educator, writer and translator. She is also the Director and Chief Educator of Camellia and Vine, a wine and tea event and training company in London. She began her wine career in 2003, working in Taiwan before …

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Anne Jones

Anne Jones is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Anne JonesAnne Jones Anne is an experienced wine professional with her own consultancy specialising in sustainability, but also covering brand, marketing and commercial strategy. Having joined the wine and spirits buying team at Waitrose in 2008 she has extensive tasting experience within retail and also as a …

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Eleftherios Hanialidis MS

Eleftherios Hanialidis MS is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). DWWA Judge, Eleftherios Hanialidis MSEleftherios Hanialidis MS Eleftherios Hanialidis began his career in the hospitality industry in 2001 and has since worked extensively as a head sommelier, as well as a consultant for restaurants, wine bars, and wine retail stores. In August 2023, he achieved the …

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Westwood: A Model for a Napa Valley Reset

The range of wines available at Westwood For his entire life, businessman Carl Stanton, the owner of Westwood Estate Wine, had sought the undiscovered. When he set his sights on finding a piece of untamed earth among prime vineyard land in northern California wine country, it didn’t take him long to hit pay dirt. A 33-acre plot of land in …

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Sachsen and Saal-Unstrut: Unearthing Germany’s exciting eastern regions

Far-flung from the western heartland of Germany’s better-known wine regions, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen are respectively, its most northerly and easterly wine regions. Saale-Unstrut, stretching above the northern 51st parallel – alongside London and Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan – teeters at the northern limits of quality viticulture. Sachsen, just two hours east and a touch south by car, extends as …

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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/15/24

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. FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price DiscriminationThis ain’t just about “volume discounts” no …

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Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2020 $58 (92 points)

Plum and cherry flavors are shaded by wild scrub and crisp tannins in this compact red. The balance is on the tannic side today, yet there’s ample length, so give this a year or two to settle in. Best from 2026 through 2038. 36,000 cases made, 3,500 cases imported. Source : f35a168b2e189d6abf0606be2b219bfa

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