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The elegance of Bertani: From ‘cru’ Valpolicella to legendary Amarone

[ad_1] ‘If you like off-dry, rich Amarones you are in the wrong place but if you like dry, terroir driven Amarones you are in the right place,’ stated Andrea Lonardi MW drily. From its foundation in Valpolicella in 1857 by brothers, Gaetano and Giovan Battista Bertani, the Valpolicella estate has followed a different path. The inspiration? Burgundy, where Gaetano spent …

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Bordeaux’s esteemed Domaine Clarence Dillon at DFWE NYC 2024

[ad_1] Credit: Château Haut-Brion Get ready for a day of exquisite wine tasting and exclusive masterclasses at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) NYC, returning for its third year at the stunning Manhatta. On Saturday, 8 June taste and learn about some of Bordeaux’s most iconic wines in a masterclass featuring selections from the renowned Domaine Clarence Dillon, led by commercial …

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Bahas Dunia Slot Video: Game Kasino Modern di tahun 2024

[ad_1] Bahas Dunia Slot Video: Game Kasino Modern di tahun 2024 Merupakan judul dari sebuah artikel kami kali ini. Kami ucapkan Selamat datang di steveheimoff, Revealing the World of Gambling Through Words, Strategies, and Real Stories. Pada kesempatan kali ini,kami masih bersemangat untuk membahas soal Bahas Dunia Slot Video: Game Kasino Modern di tahun 2024. Pendahuluan Bahas Dunia Slot Video …

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Meet the judges: Q&A with Richard Mayson

[ad_1] Richard Mayson at DWWA 2022 judging week. Richard Mayson is one of the foremost fortified wine specialists of our time. The author of five books, including Madeira: The Islands and their Wines and Port and the Douro, Mayson is a regular Decanter contributor, also writing for the Oxford Companion to Wine and his own website. In 1999, Mayson was …

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Selbach-Oster Riesling Mosel Zeltingen Schlossberg GG 2021 $44 (93 points)

[ad_1] A richer style, offering honey, lemon thyme and glazed apricot flavors cut with cool minerality. Concentrated and polished, with chamomile and dried chrysanthemum moving through, showing a lashing of verbena oil on the persistent, very pure finish. Excellent. Drink now through 2038. 50 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : 66cd2680680c6e26eb2b10727ab5ba79

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Fattoria di Basciano Chianti Rufina 2021 $16 (90 points)

[ad_1] Fresh and pure, this red features blackberry, black cherry, violet and Mediterranean herb aromas and flavors. A viscous version, with a light dusting of tannins on the lengthy finish. Sangiovese and Colorino. Drink now through 2028. 25,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : 86081e070ccae076e63913460f4d21c6

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/3/24

[ad_1] Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. Let’s start this week with an old favorite, the Lang & Reed Chenin Blanc from Napa …

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Xarel·lo: From Cava workhorse to white wine thoroughbred

[ad_1] Alta Alella, just northeast of Barcelona Like many Mediterranean countries, Spain tends to eschew international grape varieties in favour of its vast wealth of indigenous plantings. Precise numbers are hard to pin down across its many regions, but Spain’s register of commercial vine varieties (Colección de Variedades de Vid) near Madrid records some 235 distinct varieties planted, of which …

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Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco 2020 $40 (93 points)

[ad_1] A fresh, juicy red highlighted by cherry, plum, tar, grass and eucalyptus flavors. Gains support from vibrant acidity and pliable tannins as this cruises to a long aftertaste of fruit, vegetal and mineral notes. Best from 2026 through 2040. 850 cases made, 500 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : ed54997646d5eb3131f9d2903d5ba893

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Lafite Around The World Wine Dinner (at The Palm): Menu

[ad_1] An evening of six wines from Chateau Lafite Rothschild, each wine matched to a separate dinner course.   The Palm Restaurant Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA. 24 February 2015.   ? More images: here.   ************** ? The Lafite estate has produced wines since the 1670s. Today, Chateau Lafite Rothschild has domaines in Chile and Argentina, as well as its …

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Arianna Occhipinti: Leading Frappato’s revival on Sicily

[ad_1] Arianna Occhipinti. Credit: Occhipinti It all started from a single plot in ‘Contrada Fossa di Lupo’. Arianna Occhipinti acquired the first hectare of bush vines when she moved back to her hometown in Sicily, Vittoria, after having obtained an enology degree from the University of Milan. Encouraged by her uncle, Giusto Occhipinti, who had co-founded the renowned COS estate, …

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Luiano Chianti Classico Riserva 2020 $32 (93 points)

[ad_1] Despite offering plenty of depth on the nose, with cherry, blueberry, rose, leather and earth aromas, this red still feels firm and compact on the palate. All of the components are there and show balance; this just needs time to integrate and stretch out. Excellent length. Best from 2026 through 2040. 2,000 cases made, 400 cases imported. [ad_2] Source …

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Vinography Images: Vines of Yesteryear

[ad_1] An vineyard in the Cappadocia region of Türkiye seen from the air evokes what vineyards must have looked like thousands of years ago. The vineyard is surrounded by the unique sandstone formations that make Cappadocia a World Heritage Site. Türkiye (which changed the official English spelling of its country name via the UN in 2021) has a long and …

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Thomas Keller Plans to Revive an Iconic South Florida Restaurant

[ad_1] Thomas Keller is set to open a new restaurant in Palm Beach, Fla. When is still unclear. What we do know is that it will be located at 221 Worth Ave., the former address of the locally beloved restaurant Ta-boo. Based on documents filed by the property owners, we also know that there are plans for interior remodeling, but, …

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Linaje Garsea – a Ribera del Duero pioneer

[ad_1] Linaje Garsea was one of the founding wine producers in DO Ribera del Duero, Spain As one of the founding producers of DO Ribera del Duero, Linaje Garsea remains at the region’s forefront. The family-owned estate – established in 1888 in the province of Toledo and now with its third generation at the helm – is a true pioneer …

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DWWA 2024 entries closing soon: A global benchmark for wine quality

[ad_1] Already the world’s largest wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards continues to grow annually – the last edition seeing a record 18,250 wines judged from 57 countries. ‘It’s not too much of an exaggeration to say that if the wine world does have a sort of unique benchmark, it might well be DWWA,’ said Co-Chair Andrew Jefford. ‘If you …

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International Women’s Day: Spotlight on the women driving wine tourism in Bordeaux

[ad_1] Château Le Taillan: Armelle Cruse & Tatiana Falcy Pioneers Catherine Leparmentier has been developing wine tourism for 20 years. She is currently the director of Great Wine Capitals (GWC), a Bordeaux initiative that was established to link cities connected to great wine regions in order to sustain the health and prosperity of their wine-related activities. GWC started with six …

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Rare whisky bottles lose froth but not allure, says Knight Frank

[ad_1] Whisky barrels. Turbulence in the rare whisky market contributed to a 1% drop in the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII) in 2023.  It’s only the second time the index has recorded a year-end decline, said global consultancy Knight Frank in its newly published 2024 Wealth Report. A sub-index tracking rare whisky bottles dropped by 9% over 12 months, …

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