Category: Wine
May
30
Corpinnat—an Emerging Category of Spanish Sparkling Wine
Corpinnat—an Emerging Category of Spanish Sparkling Wine No longer bottled under the Cava DO, sparkling wine made by a splinter group of premium producers takes hold A new category of sparkling wine—Corpinnat—is emerging in Spain, spearheaded by a number of small producers who’ve broken ties with the Cava DO. Created in 1972, the Cava DO […]
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May
30
A Biodynamic Expression of Sagrantino in Umbria
Umbria is a region that is a bit tucked away between Tuscany, Marche, and Lazio and often it has gotten less attention and recognition than it deserves when it comes to wine production. Umbria is not only the land of Sagrantino but also of white grapes such as Grechetto in the form of Grechetto Colli Martani DOC among others. This […]
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May
30
Wine Wednesday – Plani Arche
To celebrate National Drink Wine Day (yes, it’s today!) Via Umbria will embark on a new series, Wine Wednesday, in which we discus the wines we stock in the store and our adventures at the vineyards in Italy. This chilly Wednesday we are huddled in our wine warehouse in Adams Morgan, waiting to pick up […]
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May
30
Roberto Di Filippo: Horses, Geese and Organic Wine
A few months ago, the Wine Media Guild did a tasting of wines made from native Italian grapes that are not very well known. Some of the wines were real gems, but one produced by Roberto Di Filippo that was made from the Trebbiano Spoletino grape really stood out. Elisa Bosco of PR Vino, who […]
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May
30
The 25 Best Rosé Wines of 2018 – #7 Blushing Bear Rose
The 25 Best Rosé Wines of 2018 With skyrocketing sales and tireless marketing, rosé is a 21st-century American success story. Previous generations of star-spangled wine consumers dismissed it as too French, too gendered, or too reminiscent of black-sheep White Zinfandel. Of course that’s all grainy, black-and-white history now. In our rosy-hued present, pink wines have […]
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May
30
Ireland’s favourite foods and the wines to go with them (Nicodemi Montepulciano d’Abruzzo)
Ireland’s favourite foods and the wines to go with them There’s a bottle for all the best dishes, be it a roast or bacon and cabbage John Wilson, Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 06:00 It’s St Patrick’s weekend, a time of year when many of us will be sitting down to one of Ireland’s most […]
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May
30
beaujolais bike trip: karim vionnet, morgon
beaujolais bike trip: karim vionnet, morgon At one point during our informal tasting tour of natural Beaujolais vigneron Karim Vionnet’s new facilities in Morgon, the winemaker excused himself for five minutes, because someone working for Pôle Emploi had arrived to discuss grape-picker contracts for the upcoming harvests. Five minutes quickly turned into fifteen, because, as we found […]
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May
30
Wine Tasting, Vineyards, in France
Karim Vionnet (Beaujolais) Karim VionnetMorgon, Villié-Morgon (Beaujolais) Karim Vionnet who is born in this hamlet of Morgon started in 2005 as a seasonal worker for winegrowers of the area, then he spent time working at Guy Breton during the vinfications (in addition to doing the seasonal vineyard work), Guy Breton being himself one of the […]
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May
30
Alain Brumont Profile in Decanter
The obsessive Madiran producer on the rocky road to success Andrew Jefford April 15, 2011 It’s not easy being Alain Brumont. Getting by on five hours sleep a night, for one thing – but that’s all this restless, hyperactive obsessive claims he needs. Restless in the small hours a few years ago, he ventured out […]
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May
30
Spice Girls: The Delicious Pinot Noirs Of Santa Lucia Highlands
Spice Girls: The Delicious Pinot Noirs Of Santa Lucia Highlands Katie Kelly Bell Winemaker Steve McIntyre Pinot Noir lovers who cherish balance and nuance with a flicker of exotic spice and tea owe great thanks to the Pacific Ocean. It’s the ocean’s cooling marine breeze that slows grape ripening helping to coax deeper flavor from […]
