allentimothy1947 has added a photo to the pool: Hess Collection located in Napa County, California. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max set to Raw. Converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro 2. @hesscollection Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/timothysallenphotos/53544693527/in/pool-17918700@N00
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Oliver Schoepgens has added a photo to the pool: Düsseldorf / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany Please have a look at my albums: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/53544763263/in/pool-17918700@N00
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@WineAlchemy1 has added a photo to the pool: A stained Glass window at Le Di-Vin wine bar, Randolph Place, Edinburgh, owned by Virginie Brouard. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/33666607744/in/pool-17918700@N00
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allentimothy1947 has added a photo to the pool: Hess Collection located in Napa County, California. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max set to Raw. Converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro 2. @hesscollection Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/timothysallenphotos/53544183480/in/pool-17918700@N00
Read More »Winter’s lunch | A margherita pie and a glass (or two) of re…
A margherita pie and a glass (or two) of red. It’s what’s for lunch! Pizzeria Orso Falls Church, Virginia, USA. 21 December 2010. *************** ? Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre 2007: a ripasso blend of 70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella, and 5% Sangiovese. ? “Pizza Margherita, or Margherita pizza, is a typical Neapolitan pizza, roundish in shape with …
Read More »Château Fabre Gasparets: 20 vintages from Languedoc’s Corbières Boutenac cru
André Fabre (left), Louis-Jacques Ramin and Clémence Fabre with their son Georges. ‘We’re not in the habit of tasting old vintages of Corbières,’ says Louis Fabre, who founded his Languedoc estate in 1982 and, until 2020, oversaw the five domaines which form the Famille Fabre portfolio. The reason he’s not in this habit, though, is more to do with the …
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Read More »Evening Land Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs 2022 $45 (93 points)
Steely and precise, with vibrant raspberry and pomegranate flavors that reveal accents of stony mineral, dusky spices and black tea as this gathers verve and tension toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2032. 4,732 cases made. Source : 45db2f893a3f7dd35eb0bf09f5d28a44
Read More »La Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Biancosesto 2021 $35 (90 points)
This sleek white has orange peel acidity winding through it, working in tandem with an underpinning of salty minerality to form a bright frame for ripe melon, quince paste, blanched almond, floral and lychee notes. Fresh and elegant. Friulano and Ribolla Gialla. Drink now through 2027. 2,050 cases made, 750 cases imported. Source : 49fe2275f7991b136a8d360b109cc870
Read More »Ukraine: A wine odyssey
Harvest in the Bolgrad Winery vineyards in Bessarabia, Odesa February 2024 marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And though media attention has shifted largely to the Middle East in recent months, the fighting continues, with a colossal impact on the country and its inhabitants. Amid these geopolitical challenges, Ukrainian winemakers – internationally led by Svitlana Tsybak, CEO …
Read More »The British rum scene and eight recommendations
Matugga Rum founders Jacine and Paul Rutasikwa. The British Isles might not be the first place you think of when it comes to rum distillation. Blending, perhaps. The Royal Navy famously brought rum to England from various Caribbean nations to create the blend for the daily ration given to sailors, and to this day there’s no shortage of rum imported …
Read More »Postcard From Sannio, Part 2: Aglianico del Taburno
The post Postcard From Sannio, Part 2: Aglianico del Taburno appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. This is part two of a three-part series covering my media jaunt last year to Sannio, in Italy’s southern region of Campania. For part one, we focused on the region’s signature white (Falanghina). Today, we’re going to highlight Sannio’s signature red, Aglianico del Taburno. …
Read More »Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
Tasting Brunello’s 2018 Riservas alongside new releases from 2019 required a conscious palate recalibration. The good news is that vintage variation – which is genuinely one of the appeals of fine wine – is alive and well in Montalcino. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for 20 top Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018 wines In 2018, cool temperatures …
Read More »Marani Casreli: Doctors Making Healthy Wine in Kakheti (Georgia)
Misha Dolidze, Winemaker Founded in 2014, Marani Casreli is located in Village Vachnadziani on the right bank of the Alazani River not far from Telavi, Georgia’s “Napa”. Casreli has 8 ha of vineyards and grows all its own fruit using organic practices. All wines are fermented and matured in qvevri. It is a project of five physicians under the leadership …
Read More »Browne Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Heritage 2021 $20 (89 points)
A straightforward Cabernet, with appealing blackberry, coffee bean and toasty mocha flavors that finish with lively tannins. Drink now through 2030. 20,000 cases made. Source : 26bfa9f65eec8e545ff05167c906b3d6
Read More »Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
The strength of the 2019 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is that it proposes wines to drink over a wide range of time.: many are immediately accessible, with earlier-drinking examples ready to enjoy over the next decade. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for all 15 Brunello wines Other wines might benefit from further ageing and will ultimately …
Read More »Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Le Monté 2021 $72 (91 points)
Reveals a slight hint of reduction, with Matchstick, smoke and mineral flavors shading a core of lemon and apple elements. Brisk and delineated, this is balanced, with a kiss of oak peeking through on the prolonged finish. Drink now through 2028. 4,250 cases made, 850 cases imported. Source : 2ea5f7df999a11a813204b49957edfaf
Read More »Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’
Well? Are you going to do it? Put like that, maybe not. Yet all I’ve done is to welcome you to my kitchen table, and poured you a £8,905 serve (7.5cl) of the 2008 Domaine Leroy Musigny. I told you the truth – but was insufficiently precise. You were wary. Rightly so, since my description might also have described a …
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allentimothy1947 has added a photo to the pool: Hess Collection located in Napa County, California. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max set to Raw. Converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro 2. @hesscollection Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/timothysallenphotos/53539690964/in/pool-17918700@N00
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