Month: August 2022

Even one of Italy’s most famous wine families can never be certain that they know the best way to do everything. In fact, Gaia Gaja says, doubt plays a key role in her family’s philosophy. She explains why at the 2017 New York Wine Experience.

Heading to San Francisco and looking for a great wine bar? Join Wine Spectator associate editor Dan Sogg as he visits some of his favorites. The first stop is Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, located in the popular and scenic Ferry Plaza mall.

Wine Spectator reviews more than 15,000 wines each year, thanks to the efforts of the 15 people in our tasting department. See how the process works, in this behind the scenes tour with tasting director Bruce Sanderson.

Join us annually for our Spring at Jordan to celebrate the release of our newest vintages of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Learn more at https://www.jordanwinery.com/events/spring-at-jordan-winery-healdsburg.

Jordan Winery’s award-winning The Journey of Jordan blog is named Best Winery Blog at the 2012 Wine Blog Awards for its behind-the-scenes wine and food videos. Usually behind the camera, Jordan’s Lisa Mattson personally thanks fans and staff in this video. Find all the award winners at http://bit.ly/Seb9tc.

The history of plantings in Central Otago is described by Nick Mills, with reference to Jean Désiré Feraud, but a focus on the people in the early 1970s. Grape growing in New Zealand’s Central Otago for wine production began in earnest in the 1970’s with Ann Pinckney, Alan Brady (Gibbston Valley), Rolfe and Lois Mills

Sugar is converted to alcohol by yeasts as wine ferments. Winemaker Fabian Zähringer from the Baden in Germany talks about how the two are related in this short piece. Ask a Winemaker filmed with Fabian on a trip sponsored by Wines of Germany in the Rheinhessen in 2013. Watch all of our videos with Fabian

David Launay was the Commercial Director at Château Gruaud-Larose in St.Julien, Bordeaux and has extensive experience helping in the cellar and in the vines. In 21015 he told us about the use of Cabernet Franc at the estate and how it plays a small, but important role in the final blend. See all of our

Juan Muga of Bodegas Muga gives a brief history of his family’s estate and winery back to 1746. For lots more with Juan, from explanations of grape varieties to detailed reviews of the different areas in Rioja, check out our full playlist here: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=askawinemaker Have

Winemaker Frank Cornelissen of Mount Etna in Sicily talks about burying the amphora in which his wine ages to imitate the role that a traditional wine cellar might play in Northern Europe. See all of our videos on Amphora and Kveri (qveri) : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_JTWgyCVGgrFMwnB_xjrC_U See all of our videos with Frank Cornelissen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_J8ee7_bIqp8ynkfDYYo8nt See

Muscadet, located on the western edge of the Loire Valley on the Atlantic coast of France, is a white wine region that features the Melon de Bourgogne grape. Fred Niger from Domaine de L’Ecu explains the diversity of the appellation’s soils and their affect on Melon. See our playlist on Melon de Bourgogne: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_LpuBf2MAkNYQYgva5fqHJS Muscadet