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SUMMITING MOUNT ETNA - THE REVITALIZATION OF A VOLCANO'S ANCIENT VITICULTURE
Sicily’s Mount Etna is often described as “an island on an island.” Standing at over 3,000 meters above sea level, it is one of the largest active volcanoes in Europe. As distinctive as Sicily can be from continental Italy - in culture, climate, and even dialect - Etna and those who till her slopes distinguish th
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Steven Spurrier blew up the wine world with the Judgment of Paris. His legacy lives on.
How and what we now drink is, in no small part, Spurrier’s influence
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Tedeschi wines: technique versus terroir in Valpolicella
The Tedeschi family has been making wine in the Valpolicella Classica wine region since the Seventeenth Century. Lorenzo Tedeschi devoted his life to building the family business, focusing on research and innovation as well as the expansion of the premium vineyard sites – most significantly in 1964 when he started producing single vineya
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How Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Is Rejuvenating The Old-Fashioned Image Of Sauternes Wines
David Bolzan, Managing Director of Vignobles Silvio Denz and Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey in Sauternes, discusses how the Lalique Hotel & Restaurant, the first high-end hotel located within a first-growth terroir, is changing the perception of Sauternes wines.
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Mouton Cadet ventures into organic wines
At the ripe old age of 90, Mouton Cadet is reinventing itself by releasing an organic version. “This important day is the culmination of several years’ work”, stresses Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, CEO of Baron Philippe de Rothschild (BPR). “We began by getting our 250 partner winegrowers certified HVE (High Environmental Value) and by producing a wine
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Larmandier-Bernier : Guide et cuvées de Champagne
Le vignoble de la famille Larmandier, existe depuis la révolution française. À partir de 1846, Louis Larmandier produit des vins de champagne dans la Côte Blanche ; le champagne et le Cramant Nature étaient déjà connus au début du 20ème siècle.
HISTORIQUE DU DOMAINE : ”C’est en brisant les règles que naît le champagne ”.
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Emergent Spanish wine regions: Galicia
Galicia is also tagged by Pedro Ballesteros Torres as and "emergent" Spanish wine region.
Located in the northwest portion of the Iberian penninsula, Galicia is known for cool, moderate temperatures and green, lush, rolling hills. Its five official DOs (Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Valdeorras, and Rias Baixas) are known for crisp, arom
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Why Are Some Bordeaux Wines So Expensive? Ask The Expert!
Top Bordeaux wines are indeed some of the world’s most expensive, leading many people to wonder why. Are they really worth that much more than an ordinary Bordeaux? Wine enthusiasts who buy top Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will find prices similar to those of top Bordeaux.
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Guigal, Levet, Clape et Gonon | Périple dans les vignes du Rhône Nord
La semaine dernière, le mardi 9 et le mercredi 10 mars, une fière petite équipe d’iDealwiners composée de Cyrille Jomand (Président Directeur Général), Raphaël de Fonscolombe (Responsable Commercial) et Constance Foussard (Chargée de Communication et de Contenu, et accessoirement votre fidèle rédactrice), explorait la vallée
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Tokaj and Tokay
"I dined with Stratford at a merchant's in the city, where I drank the first Tokay wine I ever saw; and it was admirable, yet not to the degree I expected." Jonathan Swift, in "Journal to Stella"
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Wine -- Mise en abyme
A quest for knowledge. A mandate to share.
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BREWERY RELEASES BEER NAMED AFTER AND INSPIRED BY EXPLICIT EMAIL FROM FURIOUS CUSTOMER
A Virginia-based brewery has hit back at an online troll by releasing a beer named after, and inspired by, their vulgar and explicit email of complaint.
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Legal challenges to Saint-Emilion classification double the price of applications
The prices of Bordeaux’s Grands Crus Classés aren’t the only ones soaring – the cost of applying for the classifications is also on the increase. In fact, they have risen significantly more than the prices of GCC. Before the 2006 classification, and the first court cases, the application fee for the Saint-Emilion
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Bordeaux 2018 revisited: Saint-Emilion
In the first of a series of appellation profiles to be published over the next few months, our Bordeaux correspondent, Colin Hay, revisits the 2018 vintage in Saint-Emilion, providing an overview of the appellation in this challenging, heterogeneous yet potentially excellent vintage, and detailed tasting notes on 179 wines. His Pomerol profile will follo
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2018 St. Emilion Wine Guide Pt 1 Tasting Notes, Reviews, Buying Tips, A-G
The best 2018 Saint Emilion wines are stunning! They are everything fans of the appellation could hope for. The wines are all deeply colored. They are aromatic with a cornucopia of scents ranging from flowers, to red, black and blue fruits, wet earth, crushed rocks, cocoa, truffle and licorice. Even better is the level
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60th Hospices de Nuits auction yields record results
The 60th annual Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges auction, held on Sunday 14 March at Château du Clos-de-Vougeot in Burgundy, yielded record results.
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Cold plasma at atmospheric pressure for eliminating Brettanomyces from oak wood
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ABSTRACT
In the oenological industry, the maintenance and sanitation of oak barrels has become a fundamental task.
The wood has a porous structure that facilitates the penetration not only of the wine, but of the microorganisms it contains, such as the alterative yea
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Cognac, Bordeaux and Beyond: How Irish Immigrants Changed the Wine and Spirits Industry
Ireland is known for its beer and whiskey, but Irish soldiers, expats, refugees and deportees have been major players in the world’s wine scene far beyond the Emerald Shores.
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CHURCHILL AND CHAMPAGNE POL ROGER: CHARTING AN EXTRAORDINARY CONNECTION
As Pol Roger unveils the latest vintage release of its Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, we look back at the strong bond between the Champagne house and the British statesman.
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The anonymous wine taking on Bordeaux’s classed growths
An ambitious former financier has assembled a crack team of vineyards and consultants to produce a range of impressive wines made to an unorthodox formula. But would you pay £400 for a Bordeaux of unknown provenance?
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2018 Bordeaux Superieur Guide, Best Wines, Tasting Notes, Buying Tips
2018 Bordeaux Superieur is a mixed bag. There are numerous delicious, ready to drink, Merlot dominated wines that offer fabulous, stylish, character drinking that won’t break the bank. But, due to the massive size of the appellation with its myriad of varying terroirs, there are also light, under ripe, and over-extracted win
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2018 Lalande de Pomerol Guide to the Best Wines, Tasting Notes, Reviews
2018 Lalande de Pomerol offers loads of Pomerol character for a fraction of the price. Located next to many of the famous Pomerol vineyards, you can find terroir that is not all that different than what you find in Pomerol. So, it should come as no surprise that 2018 Lalande de Pomerol produced fabulous, Merlot dominated
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2018 Cotes de Bordeaux Wine Guide Tasting Notes, Ratings, Buying Tips
2018 Cotes de Bordeaux produced great, character driven, concentrated, lusciously textured, rich wines that sell for a song. Many of the best terroirs found in the Cotes de Bordeaux are quite similar to what you find in St. Emilion and in other top Right Bank vineyards.
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2018 White Bordeaux Wine Guide, Tasting Notes, Ratings, Buying Tips
2018 White Bordeaux wines are the product of a warm, very dry summer. At the end of the summer, temperatures remained warm and dry. While this was perfect for the red wine grapes, it was a little too hot and dry for the white wine grapes. Picking of the white wine grapes began in August, allowing the fruit to retain as much fr
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FRENCH POLICE DISMANTLE BURGUNDY WINE THEFT RING
Police in France have recovered over 1,000 bottles of stolen wine and arrested 10 people in connection with two separate burglaries at estates in Burgundy last year.
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2018 Pomerol Complete Guide, Tasting Notes, Ratings, Best Wines
2018 Pomerol is a contender for the appellation of the vintage. There are numerous, concentrated, exciting, sultry, sensuous wines in this vintage that will appeal to hedonistic wine lovers. Edouard Moueix is bullish on 2018 Pomerol. He explains why. “What we enjoy most in our 2018s is the controlled power. The harmonious and pol
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2018 Pessac Leognan Complete Guide, Tasting Notes Reviews Buying Tips
2018 Pessac Leognan is the product of a challenging growing season. Like the rest of Bordeaux, the vintage had an auspicious start as the vineyards were underwater. It was not just the non-stop rain that went on for months.
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2018 Graves Red and White Wine Guide, Tasting Notes, Best Buying Tips
2018 Graves red and white wines offer serious value with very good style and character. Plus they sell for a song and drink well early. In fact, most of these wines are already quite delicious and can be enjoyed on release.
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2018 Listrac, Moulis, Medoc Wine, Tasting Notes, Ratings, Buying Tips
Listrac, Moulis and the Medoc can often find it difficult to produce good wines due to their terroir, which varies widely. Many of the lesser sites in those appellations require good vintage conditions to allow for the grapes to reach maturity.
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2018 Haut Medoc Guide, Best Wines, Tasting Notes, Ratings, Buying Tips
2018 Haut Medoc is a bargain hunters paradise. There are numerous good wines at fair prices to be found. Though, there are also lean, green wines as well. 2018 Haut Medoc is a vintage that buyers should look at, with both eyes open.
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