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A delicate style, this rosé offers strawberry, rhubarb and spice flavors. Dry and succulent, leaving a mouthwatering finish. Drink now. 6,660 cases made, 2,600 cases imported. Source : b53085508425be00ec0e39ef1fce5a5a

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 week included a Sauvignon Blanc from Kristof Nils Anderson who has established his own …

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We toured Napa Valley in California for wine tasting. Joseph Phelps Vineyards had a room ready for an event, with many wine glasses on a long table, perfect for a bokeh shot with the vintage Dream Lens.   I processed a photographic, a balanced, and a paintery HDR photos from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the …

Two bottles of wine I bought this afternoon. Never heard of these varieties, never heard of this winery. But they were at the low end of my desired price range and the shelf description looked interesting so what the heck.   I opened the “Inferno” bottle last night. This is a basic, classic European wine, the kind of wine that …

José M. Armas has added a photo to the pool: Canon EOS 2000D Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/197415615@N06/54087865846/in/pool-17918700@N00

José M. Armas has added a photo to the pool: Canon EOS 2000D Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/197415615@N06/54084937776/in/pool-17918700@N00

@WineAlchemy1 has added a photo to the pool: The ancient and very original Etna Wine Estate at Castiglione di Sicilia, near Passopisciaro, on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily, looking toward the Alcantara mountains in the background. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/13038105515/in/pool-17918700@N00

tedesco57 has added a photo to the pool: House wine Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/tedesco57/2808089079/in/pool-17918700@N00

Had I been writing 50, even 20 years ago about Nerello Mascalese – the Sicilian grape variety believed to have originated on the plain of Mascali, between Mount Etna’s eastern slope and the coast – this story would have been simple: an unfussy, high-yielding grape that ripens reliably and embraces Sicily’s oppressive heat. Its thin skin makes a bright red …

Lithe and graceful, this bright sipper dances across the palate with flavors of Honeycrisp apple, peach skin, blanched almond, orchard blossoms and pickled ginger. Drink now. 16,000 cases made, 2,850 cases imported. Source : 8ec742f6123fb585d3f5f4b621a7863b

We love doing our Cellar Selection series, where we revisit classic Kirkland bottles from years ago that we stashed away in the cellar. We’ve been sitting on some of the old, and now retired, Kirkland Pauillac Bordeaux for 6-7 years. Last year we cracked open the 2014 Kirkland Pauillac bottle, and found it to be … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/cellar-selection-2015-kirkland-signature-pauillac-bordeaux/

To help you celebrate birthday and anniversaries with vintage flavour in 2025, I have plumbed the depths of my (less than) extensive cellar to bring liquid enlightenment for readers looking for vinous gifts. At the same time, I have drawn on the inspiration and experience of a small ‘advisory’ panel of experts and wine loving friends (mentioned below) who have …

Hints of tar, smoke and grilled herbs are a subtle, savory underpinning for flavors of black raspberry coulis, cherry pâte de fruit and spice box, plus a touch of red licorice. This rich, medium- to full-bodied red is well-knit and harmonious, with a lively frame of acidity and sculpted tannins. Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. Drink now through 2035. 2,000 cases …

Looking like something out of a Goya etching, a light well brings a splash of sunlight into the pitch-dark chalk cave underneath the cellars of Champagne Taittinger in the city of Reims, France. The seal on the wall celebrates the house’s exceptional Comte de Champagne bottling. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting “save link as” or …

Bodega Bat Gara, Lezama, with the Sierra Salvada mountains to its west. According to the DO Getariako Txakolina (in the Basque language, otherwise Txakoli de Getaria), the first bylaws of Spain’s northerly Basque province of Gipuzkoa were drawn up in 1397 to include item 18: anyone destroying the local vines could be sentenced to death. It is a pointer – …

Emanuel Pesqueira is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) Emanuel PesqueiraEmanuel Pesqueira Emanuel Pesqueira is a highly-experienced management professional with extensive expertise in food, beverage, and hospitality services. He has held various management and Sommelier roles. These have included being the Food and Beverage Manager at The Oxford and Cambridge Club and Head Sommelier & Maître …

La Poja is a single-cru vineyard at the top of the La Grola hill in Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, in the Veneto region of Italy. The romantic explanation of the origin of the name is that it derives from ‘Pojana’, a bird of the falcon family which hovers over the crown of the hill. More prosaically, it might come from the …

Decanter’s Rhône correspondent, Matt Walls, at Château Rayas. Credit: Matt Walls What feeling does an exceptional wine create when you drink it? It’s difficult to answer, as the greatest bottles give rise to all sorts of different sensations, insights and emotions.  It makes writing a ranking of this nature tricky, as not all the wines are being measured on the …

Rebecca Gergely Ohayon is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards. Rebecca GergelyRebecca Gergely Ohayon Born in Paris, Rebecca’s career started in 2006 after graduating a Master’s degree in Economics from the Sorbonne. Before applying to jobs related to her studies, she followed her boyfriend (now husband) to California and applied for a few summer jobs including one …