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[ad_1] Regular readers will doubtless be aware that one of my yearly… efforts involves spending most of the day tasting barrel samples in advance of the annual Premiere Napa Valley wine auction. I look forward to the wine-tasting equivalent of running the Boston Marathon each year, but unfortunately as the PNV event has evolved, its timeline has shifted to conflict …

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[ad_1] Credit: Tom Hewson On a bitter January morning, as a snowstorm catches Champagne’s gritting lorries unawares, 10 barrels sit unceremoniously under one of two Coquard presses, their bungs stained pale cherry. The new Champagne base wines from the 2023 vintage are downstairs in the cellar, but here, making use of what ought to be slightly warmer temperatures above ground, …

[ad_1] Leading St-Emilion estate Château Angélus has announced a unique bottle design, inlaid with 20 carat gold and mother-of-pearl, for its 2022 vintage to mark a ‘new era’ for the property. Ten years on from its previous ‘black and gold’ bottling, Angélus said the new limited-edition bottle was a ‘worthy showcase’ for what it considers ‘among the most successful vintages …

[ad_1] A rum for whisky lovers Rum is thriving in the UK: total sales were worth £1.08bn in 2023, according to Statista, while producers of British rum are hitting their stride. Rum sales overtook whisky sales in the UK for the first time in 2022 – and the latest launch from The Whisky Exchange looks set to lure even more …

[ad_1] Vivid and tangy, with lively flavors of nectarine, tangerine and pink grapefruit zest underscored by stone, thyme and milled white pepper accents. Drink now. 22,000 cases made, 17,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : fd5068ef1bd3cc9f7bac03f08e6467ac

[ad_1] Offering polished cherry and cinnamon flavors accented by garrigue and cracked pepper, this sleek red finishes with refined tannins. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise and Cinsault. Drink now through 2032. 3,486 cases made. [ad_2] Source : ee70e120d1572cff4791fb32f20a3e4b

[ad_1] The first thing guests would notice at the restaurant Bouley in Manhattan’s Tribeca was a wall of fragrant apples in the entryway. Whereas other restaurants might display dry aging sides of beef or mounds of exotic fish on ice, chef and owner David Bouley, who died Monday at the age of 70 from a heart attack, was making a …

[ad_1] Bodegas Portia in DO Ribera del Duero, Spain For the past 160 years, four generations of the Marti?nez Zabala family have committed to producing wines that capture the essence of the land and vines of Spain’s most renowned regions and appellations. The company currently has six wineries under its umbrella, with a total of 2,200 hectares of vineyards across …

[ad_1] America’s top charity wine event, the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), has pushed the bar even higher, raising $33 million—its highest total yet—for children’s charities at its annual gathering on the last weekend of January. The event brought together approximately 650 wine lovers in a tent outside the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, to compete for lots combining travel and culinary …

[ad_1] The post Postcard From Sannio, Part 1: Falanghina del Sannio appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. Today we’ve got the first in a three-parter covering my media jaunt last year to Sannio, an important but still relatively under-the-radar winegrowing region in Italy’s Campania area. [ Before we get started, however, I want to dedicate a moment of appreciation for …

[ad_1] Vigna di Castiglioncello di Bolgheri is the original vineyard of Sassicaia. Early February saw the UK launch of the new vintage of Bolgheri superstar, Sassicaia, tasted alongside three cherry-picked older vintages (1998, 2011 and 2016), courtesy of UK agent, Armit Wines. Scroll down for notes and scores of the new Sassicaia 2021 and Le Difese 2022 releases

[ad_1] Seppeltsfield, established in the Barossa in 1851 and with an unbroken lineage of cellared single vintage tawny from 1878, has made no secret of its aim to position its 100-year-old wines as being desirable for the new-generation luxury market. The Riedel partnership marks the latest in a series of steps to draw fresh attention to its rare annual wine …

[ad_1] Launched during the pandemic by family-owned wine company González Byass, the world’s first ‘Sherry hotel’ encompasses a collection of former cellar-worker cottages in the Old Town, and practically overlooks the 180-year-old Tío Pepe winery. Nearby wineries and the city’s main sites attract guests all year round. You’ll find the ornate 17th-century grand cathedral opposite the hotel and the 11th-/12th-century …

[ad_1] French wine export fell 9.4% in volume last year to the lowest in at least 17 years, with shipments from Champagne, Bordeaux and all other major regions sliding. Exports of sparkling and still wines slipped to 122.6 million cases in 2023, led by lower deliveries to the US, the French Association of Wine and Spirits Exporters (FEVS) said. Exports …

[ad_1] Host Michelle Bouffard of Tasting Climate Change. Founded by Montreal-based Michelle Bouffard, DipWSET, Tasting Climate Change is international in scope. Held 22-23 January 2024, the 4th edition of this trade-oriented, biennial symposium brought in 30 experts from around the world to lead seminars and panel discussions for an audience of almost 400. Bouffard led with a reminder that 2023 …

[ad_1] Rainbow over Tablas Creek. After a very wet winter and spring in 2023, California is seeing another series of winter storms in the form of both significant rain and high mountain snow in early 2024. The state was beset with difficult conditions, particularly in Southern California, where Los Angeles saw nearly half a year’s worth of rainfall in only …

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[ad_1] Deeply structured and simmering with intensity, this Zin remains focused and refined, with blackberry, briar patch and grilled anise flavors that gather tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2033. 1,000 cases made. [ad_2] Source : 72bcbb5aede22f92108a5df273003f7a