Month: January 2025
California Pinots are red hot and Marcassin, located on the Sonoma Coast, produces some of the state’s top Pinots. Helen Turley makes the wines and her husband, John Wetlaufer, grows the grapes. We caught up with the dynamic duo at harvesttime.
2011 looks to be ‘all that’ in Argentina…
Tasted from barrel, Antonio Galloni’s Vinous scored this 89-91 and said “Fresh and expansive on the palate, offering warm dark berry and bitter cherry flavors that become sweeter with air.” http://www.wineexpress.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?productID=36129&AFID=YTB
Jean-Jacques Nadalie of Nadalie Cooperage in France makes a one-of-a-kind French oak wine barrel for Winemaker Rob Davis’s 40th harvest at Jordan Winery.
Selection Massale is the French term for selecting the best vines in a vineyard and propagating them through cuttings. Here Emmanuel Pageot of Domaine Turner-Pageot in Gabian in Languedoc explains the technique. Emmanuel is planting “own-rooted” vines without American rootstock. This is also called “franc de pied” in France or “pied franco” in Italy. Thanks
Ryan Gowhari and his team at Spruzzo Restaurant & Bar had been open for business for just half an hour on Jan. 7 when the call to evacuate came. Located in the Pacific Palisades, sandwiched between nearby hillsides and the Pacific Ocean, the restaurant lay right in the path of the Palisades fire, the largest
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Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com chooses the Cono Sur Reserve Pinot Noir 2008 as his wine of the week for April 25th 2010
Harvest is make-or-break time for the vintage and the weeks leading up to it are crucial. This is when Wine Spectator senior editor James Suckling caught up with winemakers around Tuscany to see how 2007 looks in Montalcino, Bolgheri and Chianti.
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A single vineyard reserve Napa Cab from the outstanding 2013 vintage, which Parker rated 98 points overall! http://www.wineexpress.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?productID=38557
Executive Chef Todd Knoll and artisanal olive oil consultant Kevin Rogers conduct blending trials to create the master blend for Jordan 2009 Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In this video, they discuss olive oil making, the blending process and sensory analysis of EVOO. View blog post at: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/02/creating-a-master-blend-2009-jordan-extra-virgin-olive-oil
What is Encruzado? Winemaker Sara Dionisio of Casa de Mouraz describes this white grape from the Dão region of Portugal, including how they vinify. She compares it to Riesling as it can have some petrol notes. Sara sat with Ask a Winemaker in Chicago in 2013. See our series on Wine Grapes A to Z
Cincinnati-based attorney Michael L. Cioffi, founder of Monteverdi Tuscany, a luxury boutique resort located in Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia region, has acquired Tenuta Valdipiatta in Montepulciano for an undisclosed price, Wine Spectator has learned. The deal includes nearly 75 acres of vines, 5 acres of olive trees and the winery facility and cellar. Valdipiatta produces an
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Discover the rich history of *Georgian winemaking*, the ancient Qvevri method, and how Van Horn Imports brings these unique wines to the Texas market thanks to San Antonio Restaurants and The Flavors of Texas. *WANT MORE:* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1axPDkQs1I&list=PLa3lci8A-YnS-UmGm3MMW7JSSQ_pEF1j2 In this episode, hosts Alan Williams and Susie Lafredo sit down with Frank and David Van Horn, the
Every Monday Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com chooses a new wine of the week. For 15th July 2019 the Sainsbury’s, Taste the Difference Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2018, a white wine from Tuscany is his choice.