Category: Wine
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 […]
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May
30
Bailly-Lapierre: Cheaper Champagne alternatives to try this New Year’s Eve
Cheaper Champagne alternatives to try this New Year’s Eve By Corin Hirsch Updated December 26, 2018 8:00 AM Wine-shop owners get big props for holding their tongues during the last week of December, the only time many people think to head to the sparkling-wine shelf (and about a quarter of all bubbly is sold). “[Sparkling […]
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May
30
Unoaked Chardonnay That’s Brisk and Balanced
Unoaked Chardonnay That’s Brisk and Balanced Forgoing the barrel, winemakers are crafting unoaked Chardonnay that’s turning heads with its freshness and easy-going nature. Here are nine wines from five countries to seek out. BY WINE ENTHUSIAST The “ABC” (Anything But Chardonnay) crowd may be turned off by bottles that exhibit too much oak for their […]
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May
30
100 Best Sonoma Wines 2018
100 Best Sonoma Wines 2018 by LINDA MURPHY Sonoma Magazine’s annual selection of the “Top 100 Wines of Sonoma” has been announced. Click through the gallery to see which wines and wineries made the list and read the article below for tasting notes and methodology. A year ago, wildfires ripped through Sonoma County, destroying lives, […]
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May
30
Lynn Wheeler of Edith and Ida Chardonnay
Lynn Wheeler Winemaker and Owner I am a native of Pueblo, CO, who spent long hot summers in the Panhandle of Texas. In school at CU Boulder, I studied voice, photography, South American studies and finally Biology before I decided I better drop out. Kenny was keen to come get me and we moved to […]
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May
30
10 Delicious Canned Wines That Just Made Your Drinking 1,000 Times Easier
10 Delicious Canned Wines That Just Made Your Drinking 1,000 Times Easier You’ll never need a corkscrew again, tyvm. by MARIDEL REYES NOV 9, 2018 Nomadica Wine Pink River Rosé Flavor notes: Los Angeles-based Nomadica began curating wine from around the world in cans created by artists in 2017; it released three special-edition designs this year. This […]
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May
30
The Di Giovanna Family
The Di Giovanna family Our history Di Giovanna is a family owned and managed company, making estate produced, quality organic wines and extra virgin olive oil in Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento). Production and exports began in 1996 by Aurelio & Barbara Di Giovanna and sons Gunther & Klaus. The 5th generation property of nearly 100 […]
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May
30
20 Wines Under $20: Camp Cabernet Sauvignon
20 Wines Under $20: When Any Night Can Be a Weeknight When you come home and you just want to flop, you want a wine that is inexpensive and undemanding. But that doesn’t mean the wine can’t be great. 20 Wines, Each Under $20 By Eric Asimov Weeknight wines are a genre of their own, but […]
