Month: April 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the country a year ago, traditional wine auctions had to move their gavels fully online. For the past decade, houses such as Zachys and Christie’s had already been conducting partially online sales with most bids coming from absentee buyers. The pandemic forced them to develop more creative online
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Ponzi Vineyards, a pioneer of Oregon wine, has been acquired by the Bollinger family, owners of Champagne Bollinger. It’s Bollinger’s first winery purchase outside France. The sale price was not disclosed but the deal includes the 40,000-case winery and hospitality facilities in Willamette Valley and 35 acres of vineyards. The Ponzi family retains 100 acres
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It was a sale that had all of St.-Emilion paying attention. After weeks of regulatory holdups, Josephine Duffau-Lagarrosse and Prisca Courtin-Clarins, representing her family, have acquired Château Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse, a Premier Grand Cru Classé, after the deal was approved by SAFER, the French land management agency, for €75 million (about $89 million). Duffau-Lagarrosse, a
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Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner Press Restaurant in St. Helena, Calif., has a new wine director. After stints at renowned destinations including Grand Award winners Gary Danko and the French Laundry, Vincent Morrow will now oversee the list at the Napa restaurant, which claims the largest selection of Napa Valley wines in
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Freezing temperatures during the early morning hours of April 6, 7 and 8 brought severe frosts to Burgundy vineyards, damaging Chardonnay and Pinot Noir buds from the Mâconnais to Chablis and setting up 2021 as a challenging vintage for the region. Growers scrambled to light candles in the vineyards in the hopes of raising the
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Updated April 11 With a star-studded live auction featuring chef Guy Fieri, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and others, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Wine Spectator’s Conscious Collection Auction raised more than $1.6 million for restaurant and bar workers who have been impacted by the pandemic. After days of online bidding, Zachy’s gaveled open
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“I’ve been urging wineries to up their online game since 2000,” says industry analyst Rob McMillan, executive vice president of Silicon Valley Bank’s wine division. “It took a pandemic to make it happen.” By now, you have undoubtedly heard how the shutdowns that COVID-19 triggered across the nation last year upended the wine market. Restaurants
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WSET Level 3 in Wines is an advanced level qualification for professionals working in the wine industry, as well as for dedicated wine enthusiasts. You will learn to assess wines accurately, and use your understanding to confidently explain wine style and quality. Upon successful completion you will receive a WSET certificate and lapel pin, and
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Pumpkin wine is a fantastic autumnal homemade wine. It’s the perfect homebrew for Hallowe’en! ↓↓↓↓↓ “SHOW MORE” ↓↓↓↓↓ This simple recipe and method will create a fantastic homemade pumpkin wine. Read more: http://www.happyhomestead.co.uk/pumpkinwine.html MORE VIDEOS: ► Making seaweed wine: https://youtu.be/ClZ8dz_Trm0 ► Pickling quail eggs: https://youtu.be/dGbFXatKczk ► Baby bird rescue: https://youtu.be/CmNTOgD5vYs SUBSCRIBE: YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2jccF4r Email
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We are putting our taste buds to the test and guessing Cheap vs Expensive Wines! Let’s hope the hangover isn’t too bad! Need a chaser? Watch us try on major fashion FAILS! ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al985SoFMH4 Subscribe Here for more Clevver Style!  ►► http://bit.ly/SubClevverStyle Check out some of our other Clevver Style series!� The Photo Shop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SnpkSCnin0&list=PLdq0S7aHzzph3WBis_ftkjj3qlXVSRYab�
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Spain has the highest number of organic wineries in Europe. In this edition of Here We Grow, we meet some of the producers of the finest wines, enhanced in their excellence by returning to the natural and ancient rhythms of wine production. READ MORE : https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/15/the-organic-wines-of-spain-restoring-the-ancient-rhythms-of-production Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronews?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our LIVE here:
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Here’s our Tuscan Wines “The Classics” wine class in a webinar version where we cover some history, the main regions, and grapes. Here’s the link to the 6-bottle tasting pack that goes with the presentation: https://www.italianwineinstitute.com/product-page/tuscan-classics-tasting-pack Or other links: Grape Tours from Florence: https://www.tuscan-wine-tours.com/ Grape Tours from Nice: https://www.nice-wine-tours.com/ Italian Wine Institute (wine school): https://www.italianwineinstitute.com/
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If you’re willing to sacrifice what you know about wines and try something new, different tastes and flavors, go ahead and take a look on our list of the 10 best wines you’ve probably never heard of. SUBSCRIBE to Luxatic: https://www.youtube.com/luxatic?sub_confirmation=1 — Check out our full article on the best wines you’ve never heard of
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EPISODE #183 – Easy to Make White Wine Sangria Cocktail Recipe FULL RECIPE HERE: Easy to Make White Wine Sangria Recipe Join the Team! Become a part of Spain on a Fork, check out my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/spainonafork – I have set up some great rewards for my patrons. —————————————————————– ***New Videos Every Monday
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Turns out that there’s more to barrels than meets the eye. Barrels aren’t just a vessel for storing wine. Wine barrels are usually made of oak but what kind of oak? Did you know that wine barrels are often toasted? Leslie Sbrocco, host of Taste This, visits winemakers Shauna Rosenblum of Rock Wall Wine Company
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Re-broadcast of our 12/10 Holiday Even Brighter Giftable Wines Class: Host: Cody, H-E-B Wine Steward Moderator: Chef Scott Wine’s Tasted: 3:10- Kendall Jackson Mendocino County Chardonnay: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/kendall-jackson-mendocino-county-chardonnay/3455641 5:41- Pairing with Central Market Entertainer’s Collection Crackers: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/central-market-entertainer-s-selection-crackers/3323501 10:54- Becker Vineyards Iconoclast Barrel Select Cabernet: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/becker-vineyards-iconoclast-texas-barrel-select-cabernet-sauvignon/2865076 20:50 Decoy Limited Napa Cabernet: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/decoy-limited-napa-valley-cabernet-sauvignon/4517002 25:27 Paring with Brookside Dark
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