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Octogenarian grape grower Ed Scherrer reflects on the history and benefits of dry farming grapes in California’s Alexander Valley. Ed feels that vineyards that are irrigated will produce more fruit, but not live as long as dry farmed vines. Ask a Winemaker sat down with Ed Scherrer in the Alexander Valley at the start of

Now it’s time to talk about how to describe what you are tasting! I usually encourage people to taste wine and then use my easy 3 step process to DESCRIBE any wine. First describe the body (light, medium, or full) of that wine. Second describe a few aromas and flavors you identified int he SMELL

Axel Heinz, director of these Tuscan estates, talks to Wine Spectator’s Bruce Sanderson about the similarities and differences between Bolgheri and Bordeaux, Ornellaia’s journey to adulthood, and how a warming climate will affect the balance of grape varieties in the vineyards and wines.

Watch Sonoma County winemakers demonstrate how to use a Durand wine opener for opening older wine bottles. This two-part corkscrew combines the functionality of an ah-so wine opener and a traditional corkscrew to make the cleanest, most efficient way to extract a wine cork. Purchase a Durand corkscrew online: https://thedurand.com/.

How to pronounce the main grapes of Alsace? Sophie and Maxime Barmes Buecher pronounce Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Pinot Auxerrois, Pinot Noir, Muscat and even Chardonnay, even though it’s not typical in the region. Check out our guide to pronouncing the ten Cru of Beaujolais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw9FJBOX7BE Sophie and Maxime sat with Ask

This week Daléne visited 4G Wines, one of South Africa’s most expensive and talked about wines. We explore the story behind this hugely ambitious and beautiful brand and have the good fortune to taste their second wine, The Echo of G. Read the full #winestory on https://www.port2port.wine/stories/more-heart-n210 and follow us on Instagram Live https://www.instagram.com/port2port/ for

A golf-cart tour of a Bordeaux chateau?! It’s obvious that Pontet-Canet proprietor Alfred Tesseron enjoys life — even as he works tirelessly to make his fifth-growth Pauillac estate equal in quality to its first-growth neighbors.

Learn how to make chocolate decorations with this easy video demonstration. An impressive dessert you can make ahead for a party or use as an elegant dessert garnish idea for ice cream or cakes. Blog: https://winecountrytable.com/watch/desserts/decorative-chocolate-swirls-dessert-garnish-video-demonstration. Full recipe: https://www.jordanwinery.com/culinary/recipes/decorative-chocolate-swirls. Ingredients: 3 Meyer lemons, zested 3 limes, zested 3 Satsuma oranges, zested 1 lb dark chocolate

German wine labels carry an indication of the quality of the wine from table wines, or “Tafelwein”, to Qba or Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete to Qualitätswein mit Prädikat and the noble sweet wines called Trockenbeerenauslese. Harald Ziegler of Weingut August Ziegler in the Pfalz explains the system. This is part of a series of videos used

This is how you taste wine.

If you love Pinot Noir, you’ve probably enjoyed some Pinots from Oregon’s Willamette Valley AVA. But do you know what styles of Pinot come from McMinnville and Yamhill-Carlton, two of the valley’s sub-AVAs? Learn about them with Harvey Steiman.

Jordan Winery Ranch Manager Brent Young discusses and demonstrates a recent viticulture experiment in which the wings of Petit Verdot grape clusters were removed after the grapevines flowered and the berries began to form (fruit set). The wings of the grapes were developing later than the center of the grapes, and by thinning or removing

The Languedoc-Roussillon, located in the south of France along the Mediterranean coast is one of the world’s largest winemaking regions. Winemaker Emmanuel Pageot of Domaine Turner Pageot gives a 10,000 ft overview of the region and some of the climates where wine grapes grow. Ask a Winemaker talked with Emmanuel in Chicago at Red and

Our favourite wine expert, Angela Aiello, took us to Washington today to learn all about wines from that state.

Amarone is a rich, luscious wine with a tremendous capacity for aging. Join Wine Spectator tasting coordinator Jo Cooke as he compares Dal Forno Amarones from 2002 and 1997. But be forewarned: these wines don’t come cheap.

Harvest is dirty work, but someone’s gotta do it! Here’s our latest funny music video, a parody of Austin Mahone’s newest single “Dirty Work.” For more videos from Jordan Winery, visit https://www.jordanwinery.com/videos.

What is Grenache? Winemaker Randall Grahm explains the basics of Grenache, both in the glass and in the vineyard. He calls it a “wonderful grape” that is a chameleon in that it can be light and fruity or rich and powerful. Included is a quick overview of where the grape is grown in the world

Wine tasting can be a complicated art that involves the senses of sight, smell and touch in addition to taste. But knowing even the basic techniques of wine tasting can help enhance a person’s experience. This animation is a step-by-step introduction to how to taste wine. Source: South China Morning Post

You’re in a restaurant and the bottle you ordered arrives at your table and the sommelier is standing there… Now what?! Watch this video shot at New York’s Gramercy Tavern and you’ll be a pro at navigating restaurant wine service.

Director of Wine Greg Miller discusses the summer growing season in the Alexander Valley and on the Jordan Estate. Stay tuned for more episodes of our Seasons of the Vineyard documentary series, taking you into the life cycle and growing season of grapevines through spring, summer, winter and fall.