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What is a Beautiful Wine? (1)
Does the wine world need the idea of beauty to explain what makes a great wine great? That is not an easy question to answer.
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En Primeur presentations could be held in modified format this summer
The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC and Bordeaux Négoce (Association of Bordeaux Wine Merchants) are considering the possibility of proposing the 2019 En Primeurs to be held in a modified format by the end of the summer.
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Produttori del Barbaresco: the worlds best wine cooperative?
In 1894, Domizio Cavazza created Barbaresco’s first cooperative, the Cantine Sociali. Cavazza recognised that Nebbiolo from Barbaresco differed from Barolo, and for the first time, acknowledged this on the label. In 1920, fascist rule forced the Cantine Sociali to close, it wasn’t until 1958 that a cooperative reemerged in Barbaresco
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Ropiness in wine, a new fault for me
There are faults you read about but you’ve never experienced. Here I experience ropiness for the first time, in a bottle of Domaine Rougeot’s Aligoté. Apart from the last pour, though, the wine was amazing – and I’m glad I still have two more bottles. The wine was noticeably viscous, and when I poured the last glass it had these weird looking mucilaginous
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Grape harvest dates and year-to-year climate variability (global climate change)
What we now call “climate change” used to be called “global warming”. The experts introduced the change in name in order to emphasize that there are actually two things that we need to be aware of:
1. the atmospheric temperature is increasing at an unprecedented rate
2. the weather is getting increasingly varia
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French wine’s defeat to Australia in figures
One of the key events that defined China’s wine market last year is that Australia surpassed France for the first time as the country’s biggest wine supplier.
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JohnCopier
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Dordogne : de gros dégâts dans les vignes suite aux orages de grêle
Selon une première estimation, 500 hectares, soit un quart de l’appellation Montravel, pourraient avoir été touchés, vendredi soir.
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JohnCopier
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A review of film “Back to Burgundy” (“Ce qui nous lie”)
Before diving into this review of “Back to Burgundy“, I have to set the stage as to how I came at this film. You see, I happen to love the films by this French film director, Cédric Klapisch because as an American, my real introduction to Europe was through the lens of his work.
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Why Wines From Israel’s Negev Desert May Represent the Future of Viticulture
Overcoming scorching heat and little rain, experimental vineyards teach winemakers to cope with climate change
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JohnCopier
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Anson: What’s new in Bordeaux wine?
From ownership changes to new wines, Jane Anson highlights key developments at Bordeaux estates over the past year.
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JohnCopier
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Will the Real Grenache Please Stand Up?
Grenache means different things to different people, so can it ever be pinned down and pigeonholed?
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JohnCopier
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Chateau Musar: behind the new book about Lebanon’s wine icon
The world of wine has a lot to owe Lebanon and its winemaking history. Intertwined within that is the story of Chateau Musar which this year celebrates its 90th anniversary. Sadly its legendary winemaker, Serge Hochar, is not with us to share and lead the celebrations, but his memory and the history of this unique wine producer is ca
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How This Leading Tuscan Estate Uses Art To Communicate Wine
Long considered a symbol of Italian excellence, Ornellaia is one of the country’s leading wine estates and a name that has long sought to distinguish itself and its wines through the art of storytelling. Founded in 1981 in the small hamlet of Bolgheri near the Tuscan Coast, Ornellaia is recognized for producing some of the best “Super
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Is French wine the greatest in the world?
Once upon a time, France was the undisputed monarch of the wine world. Today, its vineyard area is shrinking, and vignerons are retiring. Felicity Carter listens to two two experts speaking about the state of French wine today.
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Acclaimed vintages of Yquem and Cheval Blanc feature in LVMH charity fine wine case
Château Cheval Blanc and Château d’Yquem are featured in the limited-edition mixed case which hopes to raise over £500,000 for members of the hospitality trade.
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Bordeaux 2019 vintage: Clues on what to expect
Jane Anson provides an in-depth report on how the growing season affected the vintage, and gives her first impressions on the wines, based on barrel sample tastings so far.
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Primeurs à Bordeaux : il y a un certain appétit malgré la crise
C’est une année à marquer d’une pierre blanche. Une première depuis que le système des primeurs existe. Ni les propriétés, ni la place de Bordeaux, ni l’Union des Grands Crus n’ont pu faire déguster dans les mêmes conditions que d’habitude en mars-avril le millésime 2019 aux journalistes, critiques et distributeurs français et étr
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Hôpitaux de Gironde: « les vins de Bordeaux leur disent Merci »
C’est une opération caritative que lancent les vins de Bordeaux, qui seront présents à la même période que Bordeaux Fête le Vin (reporté) par cette vente aux enchères au profit exclusif des Hôpitaux de Gironde, du 15 au 21 juin. Entretien avec Christophe Chateau du Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux.
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Primeurs ou pas primeurs : that is the question!
Un rapide voyage sur la planète médiatique des réseaux sociaux suffit à comprendre l’ampleur du phénomène. Certains critiques internationaux affichent leur satisfaction, photos à l’appui, de recevoir des échantillons du millésime 2019.
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Bordeaux En Primeur: “It is so frustrating not to be able to present the excellent 2019 vintage”
“Now two weeks into lockdown, it is hard to imagine that it should have been En Primeur week”, admits Émeline Borie, head of marketing for Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (1855 Pauillac Grand Cru Classé). Cancelled due to the coronavirus, the major presentation of the Bordeaux vintage to buyers and criti
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Remaking Burgundy
“In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province.
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IS THERE A PLACE FOR COMMON SENSE IN COMBINING FOOD AND WINE?
One wonders.
On one side you have the arcane (albeit often fascinating) geekery most dramatically typified by the “somm” community. And one must acknowledge that their protocols for attaining the MS distinction encourage an almost otiose degree of precision in the nexus of “pairings,” which have started to create the equal and op
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French vines still ahead of the growth curve this year
In Languedoc, “On February 29, as I was pruning Grenache vines above Saint-Chinian, at an elevation of 300 metres, buds had burst on all the vines and you could see two or three leaves separating at the ends of the shoots. Today the Grenache is at the three to five leaf-stage in the early-ripening vineyards. We are a good two weeks ahead o
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2013 Joblot revisited gives an answer to the biodynamics question
In the end, I opened both of Domaine Joblot's 2013 Givry Premier Crus, Servoisine and Clos du Cellier aux Moines, on Thursday. Both were fantastic wines, much better than on previous occasions. The differences between the two sites were apparent - Servoisine's density and power coupled with sweeter fruit against Cellie
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So You Think You Know Malo?
Examining misconceptions and lesser-known facts about malolactic fermentation in wine
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‘Tressage’: an alternative to hedging vines, that claims to have some benefits
In viticulture, a widely practiced form of leaf removal is hedging of the canopies, taking off the developing shoots at the top, as well as any extra growth sticking out into the row. The goal here is twofold: to tidy up the vineyard by removing unwanted growth, and also to slow down the vegetative phase of growth
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Oak in winemaking; dissecting the origin, selection and science of barrels
For over 2000 years oak has been a fundamental component in the production, maturation and transport of wine. First used by merchants as a vessel for transporting finished wine, its capacity to transform the liquid within was arguably a serendipitous byproduct of its initial purely practical use. Decisions associated wi
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Tuscan winery experiments with Georgian grapes to fight climate change
Italian wine estate Castello Banfi is planting unusual grape varieties in Tuscany to see what could thrive as climate change brings intense heat and higher rainfall to the region.
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The Germanic Wines of French Alsace
Commonsense tells us that the horrors of war should never affect a peaceful undertaking such as wine making. And yet history has provided numerous instances where wine has co-existed with conflict.
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From Asparagus To Vineyards, German Farms Show ‘Nature Struggles And Succeeds Every Year’
April in Germany is Spargelzeit—asparagus time. It’s a cultural pleasure, a celebration of white and green asparagus which is harvested by hand and sold at markets and roadside stands throughout the country. The season ends on June 24th (exactly) but begins in early April, when the asparagus says it’s tim
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