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#summerwine #summer #summer2023 If you like, light, citrusy and refreshing white wines, here are my three best recommendations: German Riesling, Basque Txakoli, also called Txakolina and finally Sicilian Inzolia. For the Riesling, I highly recommend Weingut Thorle, Fritz Haag or Dr. Brunklin Wolf. Best Txakoli is produced by Txakoli Txomin or Bodegas Rezabal. My favourite
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GSM Wines? 🧐 Have you ever seen ‘GSM’ on a wine label and wondered what it meant? Why can’t they make wine labels easier to understand, right? Let’s solve this mystery together as I introduce you to the powerhouse trio of the Rhone.
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Punchdowns in winemaking are a critical part of extracting collor and tannin from red grapes. At Domaine de L’Ecu in the Loire Valley, Fred Niger is experimenting with a form of punchdowns that is softer and less aggressive. Watch all the videos of Fred Niger: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_IA3Rm8_ZIG26ugc-OUPQDz Watch all of our Winemaking 101 series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_IPyaCdujShOPm8H_dhO1yl
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Selection Massale is the process by which vines are propagated based on a selection of the best bud wood from the vineyard. Frank Cornelissen of Mount Etna talks about how he selects wood in his vineyards of Nerello Mascalese on Mount Etna in Sicily. Learn more about selection masale: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_KxgHmc1lTcy6goParmjh0Y Ask a Winemaker sat down
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Classically made wines inspire “natural” winemaker Frank Cornelissen which might seem contradictory given his reputation, but here he explains why it is logical. Frank Cornelissen sat with Ask a Winemaker in December of 2013. See all of our videos with Frank Cornelissen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_J8ee7_bIqp8ynkfDYYo8nt See all of our videos with Italian Winemakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMaZbwrU1ms&list=PLddUmDhg4G_KY_eWOUI7iOLl4XuE4W0cx&index=2 Ask a Winemaker
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Starting this month, I’m introducing ‘Wineking’s Pick’! We accept submissions from importers and judge through blind tasting. I only select the wines with the best value for money, and I ruthlessly discard the rest. If you’re going to spend money on wine, you’d want to buy good one. A wine isn’t good just because it
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Qveri (kveri) are large clay winemaking vessels used in primarily in Georgia. There are as many types of amphora as there are barrels and in this video winemaker Fred Niger from Domaine de L’Ecu talks about some of the differences. See all of our videos on Amphora and Kveri (qveri) : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_JTWgyCVGgrFMwnB_xjrC_U Watch more videos
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