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The Andes seen from Viña Cobos’ Zingaretti Estate in Villa Bastías, Tupungato Malbec and Carmenère may have become South America’s most emblematic red varieties, but in keeping with the rest of the wine world, the most-planted wine grape is actually Cabernet Sauvignon. With 50,677ha of vines in Chile and Argentina alone (2022), according to government data, this Bordeaux variety has …

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Quinta do Crasto in the Douro valley, where field blends are traditional for both Port and table winesWhat is a field blend? How is it different from a blended wine? Imagine a meadow of wildflowers picked all at once and made into perfume. Field blends are wines made from different grape varieties that are grown together in one vineyard and …

Steeped strawberry and cherry fruit flavors are enmeshed with fine, dusty tannins and the tang of plum skin acidity in this balanced red. Features pretty, fragrant hints of tar, minerals, graphite and eucalyptus. Well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2029. 2,500 cases imported. Source : 17da3fadb95d2bc833ae6a6256f4600a

Bill Foley knows a good deal when he sees it. A few months after the California-based Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) declared bankruptcy, more than 20 wineries and brands from the firm are set to come under new ownership, after an auction in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. While final approval for the bids is still needed, Foley Family Wines …

Until this date, Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) has only taken place in London, New York, and Shanghai. The event’s Singapore debut marks a significant milestone for the country, now recognised as an influential global wine hub. As part of the inaugural DFWE Singapore, taking place on 26 October 2024, Decanter will host a Grand Tasting. Decanter’s trust in our …

Trester Goetting, Winemaker at Monte Bello [©drwinkler] Located in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, Ridge Vineyards is one of America’s most historic and unique wine estates. It sits at 2600’ near the top of Monte Bello Ridge overlooking Silicon Valley with limestone soils, a rarity in California.  A San Francisco doctor discovered the site in 1885, terraced the slopes, planted …

Where to being, when I’m aiding legend Phyllis Zouzounis: Pioneer, Trailblazer, and Visionary of Sonoma County Winemaking? She’s as independent as any woman I’ve ever know, which includes my own tendencies, and I’m fierce. I learned this, when I began to construct her biography. This is where I first learned about her stellar, journey. Phyllis […] The post Aiding Legend …

Neil Empson, founder of Empson & Co. and a pioneering importer of Italian fine wine into the United States, died Sept. 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 85. “My father won many battles but lost his most precious war, as he wanted to live and love as he did during his life,” Tara Empson, his daughter and …

Nikka Whisky’s Yoichi Distillery, founded in 1934 Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Nikka Whisky – and indeed the entire Japanese whisky category – owes its existence to one man: Masataka Taketsuru. The company’s founder was born in Takehara, Hiroshima, in 1894. His family had owned a sake brewery since 1733 and he was destined to join the business before …

View from Veuve Clicquot Solaire Journey, aboard the luxurious Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train. ‘Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realise… Vienna waits for you…’  The lyrics from Billy Joel’s Vienna could have been the soundtrack to my trip to Austria’s capital. But in fact this was a visit where dreams just might have …

The post The Full Monte (Vecchie Terre di Montefili Recent Releases) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. From America to Tuscany’s Chianti makes sense. From Franciacorta to Sangiovese makes… maybe less sense? Thus is the tale of Vecchie Terre di Montefili, a producer situated on the Monte Fili hill in Greve in Chianti, which is a spot that is actually …

With the autumn equinox on the horizon on 22 September, days are getting shorter and late summer nostalgia weaves into the appeal of longer evenings and richer meals. Darker rosés are some of the best transitional wines for this period. As we enjoy the last of the season’s barbecues and garden parties, these deep-hued pours are best enjoyed alongside some …

International Grenache Day is celebrated annually on the third Friday of September. One of the world’s most planted grape varieties, Grenache is widely grown in southern France, Spain (where it is known as Garnacha), the United States and Australia. It ripens late, requiring warm and dry conditions to fully ripen, but is versatile both in the vineyard and winery where …