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Wine with lamb at a glance Style of lamb Wine style Lamb cutlets or young lamb served pink Pinot Noir | Rosé Champagne Roast lamb served medium to well done Cabernet Sauvignon | Syrah or Shiraz | Tempranillo (Rioja Reserva) Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb or lamb shank Grenache | Sangiovese (Brunello di Montalcino) Search our expert reviews to find a …

Jackson Family Wines’ Jamil Antoine, northeast district vice president of sales, Marcelo Aguero, executive vice president, Katie Jackson, proprietor and senior vice president stand alongside Urban Grape co-founders Hadley and TJ Douglas. Jackson Family Wines announced it would partner with The Urban Grape, a retail wine shop based in Boston, Massachusetts, on its Wine Studies Award for Students of Color. …

Introduction Which aspects of the Beamsville Bench make it particularly suited for growing grapes for wine? Why is Pinot Noir called the heartbreak grape? What are some ways for wine professionals and wine lovers to moderate their consumption? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m being interviewed by Sandy Dawkins and Michelle Lester, hosts of the Wines To Find …

Langmeil’s Freedom 1843 Shiraz vines in South Australia’s Barossa Valley. Marco Cirillo tends the world’s oldest surviving Grenache and Semillon vines. Planted in 1848 on their own rootstocks in the Light Pass parish of South Australia’s Barossa Valley and growing enough fruit to produce single-vineyard wines, these living relics hold far more than just historical value. ‘These vines aren’t good …

A fresh, focused red, with a subtle yet persistently fragrant thread of tobacco and spices winding through dried cherry and strawberry, tea rose, stone and smoke notes. Reveals supple tannins that firm the creamy, lasting finish. Tightly meshed yet still expressive, this should show well with short-term cellaring. Best from 2024 through 2034. 1,900 cases made, 170 cases imported. Source …

This pretty white is plump and refined, with lemon blossom, honey and spice flavors that build richness on the supple finish. Drink now. 1,250 cases made. Source : f227433c88df4c2ef78f86f2eab0843e

Rob McMillan shares what work—and life—had been like since Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. “Based on the incoming calls this past week, I believe there are many financial organizations that will put in a bid for the wine division as a stand-alone entity, apart from other units of the former SVB. What does that mean to clients and the industry? It means …

Pairing wines with Japanese curry Curry was brought to Japan from the UK in the mid-19th century. Though it started as a military food, in the 20th century curry powder became available in many grocery stores in Japan. The locals enjoyed curry not only with steamed rice but also with noodles. Gradually, they developed their own methods for preparing these …

‘Being a vintner means having a view for the long term,’ said Paolo de Marchi at a recent vertical tasting of Cepparello hosted in London by importer, Liberty Wines. Paolo has indeed demonstrated a long-term view, deftly guiding Isole e Olena for the last 47 years. In the process, he has become admired among his peers for his vast knowledge …

A compact, medium- to full-bodied red, with a pure beam of ripe black cherry fruit and hints of violet and medicinal herbs, tightly meshed with sculpted tannins and a subtle, minerally underpinning of stone and smoke. Creamy finish. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Drink now through 2029. 3,100 cases made. Source : 1c43eb733fce6371432dd0583dc17a7b

A lightly chewy, medium-bodied red, with hints of milled pepper and tobacco leaf serving as an aromatic thread that winds through juicy blackberry preserves and plum sauce. Drink now. 30,000 cases made, 2,500 cases imported. Source : d73645b95fadbc72358aeb4a0027b28b

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. The 3000 Word Silicon Valley Bank Explainer That No One Asked For Is HereChristy …

British negociant Louis Boutinot established Waterkloof in 2004 with the purchase of 100 hectares of land on Schapenberg Hill overlooking False Bay, located just 5 km away.  Since then he has expanded the existing vineyard to 53 hectares, adopted organic and biodynamic viticultural methods, and built a state of the art gravity flow winery.  We recently visited Waterkloof  to taste …

The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) reached new heights in early February, as 675 wine lovers gathered in a tent outside the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón to bid on lots combining luxurious travel and culinary experiences with rare wines. The auction, which benefits the Naples Children and Education Foundation (NCEF), has firmly established itself as the top charity wine event in …

Cupcake’s new line of low-calorie wines. In the San Francisco Chronicle, Esther Mobley examines the rise of low-alcohol wines. “This category is poised for better success than wine overall. While sales of full-strength wine are projected to decrease 2% by volume from 2022 through 2026, according to analyst IWSR, low-alcohol wine is slated to grow by 10% during that same …

Georgina Hindle, Vincenzo Arnese and Daphne Teremetz tasted 89 wines with three Outstanding and 59 Highly recommended. Cru bourgeois 2018: panel tasting scores 89 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 3 Highly recommended 59 Recommended 26 Commended 1 Fair 0 Poor 0 Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their 2018-vintage red Bordeaux wines from cru bourgeois properties …

Gagnon and Kennedy walking the vineyards. When Napa was established as one of the original 27 counties of California in 1849, the first vineyards weren’t far behind. Samuel Brannan, the self-titled vineyard plot was planted by the founder of Calistoga in 1862. Old Federal Block was planted initially by To Kalon founder H.W. Crabb in 1881. These were among the …

A tasting at Château Pape Clément Celebrating 1252-2022 Georgina Hindle Last year, Cha?teau Pape Cle?ment, Grand Cru Classe? de Graves, celebrated its 770th anniversary, now heading towards eight centuries of continuous wine production (the vineyard was planted in the 13th century by Bertrand de Got, who went on to become Pope Clement V). A special tasting was held in Paris …

Santiago de Chile Appropriately, the capital of Chile sits right in the middle of the country, flanked by the Andes and the Chilean coastal range. As such, it often serves merely as a stopover for those who fly into the city on their way to other destinations, such as Easter Island, the Atacama Desert or the Patagonias. However, those who …

Sleek and handsomely structured, with expressive raspberry and red plum flavors laced with black tea, forest floor and hints of mineral, building tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2031. 5,262 cases made. Source : 8fe00c33ee3f9cc50a84d3d45fd8506a