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Pierre Peters and Domaine du Bagnol rosé

[ad_1] I’ve been leading a ton of Zoom tastings during this quarantine period–a Zoom boom, if you will. We had this pair with a group recently and they really hit the ball out of the park: Pierre Peters, “Cuvée de Réserve,” Champagne and the 2019 rosé from Domaine du Bagnol in Cassis. (Find these wines at retail) The Pierre Peters …

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The 2022 wine harvest is well underway

[ad_1] The 2022 wine harvest is underway! I’ve been reposting some winery photos and videos over on my Instagram account as stories. This wine harvest incredibly early: mid-August for some grapes in Northern California, the third week in August for Champagne (incredible for one of the most northerly wine regions), and some pinot nero in Piemonte. In case you haven’t …

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/23/25

[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 a few more new releases from Two Shepherds Winery, including their tasting …

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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 3/23/25

[ad_1] 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. This week I’m going to give you a concentrated dose of Tariff stuff …

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Vinography Images: The Most Beautiful Vineyard

[ad_1] Wine grows in some of the most beautiful places around the globe. But some are more beautiful than others. While I haven’t visited all the world’s wine regions, let alone all the vineyards, I’m quite clear on which vineyard is the most beautiful in the world, and I have been for some time. I’ve never seen a vineyard vista …

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poor man’s apéro

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Milan

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2019 Altos de Valdoso Crianza Ribera del Duero

[ad_1] Huge score here, especially for Spanish wine fans who will instantly jump at a bottle like this. A Crianza Ribera del Duero with 5 years of age for only $12.99. That’s hard to beat and the wine delivered just as we hoped. A whopping 94 points from Wine Enthusiast. I know the placard says 93, […] [ad_2] Source : …

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new york

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Lunch in Milan

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Crémant de Bourgogne: 10 Burgundian fizz that tickle the tastebuds

[ad_1] Rock of Vergisson French sparkling wines designated as Crémant are produced using the traditional method as practised in Champagne, involving a second fermentation in the bottle, and Crémant de Bourgogne is the leading example in this important sector. Across France, more than 100 million bottles of Crémant are produced each year, in eight regions: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die (in …

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