2021 Saint Julien wines proved to be much better,, and more interesting than I originally expected, especially when you consider what the vines, and the growers needed to contend with during the growing season. The 2021 St. Julien vintage did not begin life easily. And it got worse from there with excessive rain, frosts, mildew,
Month: March 2024
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
Simply put, sparkling wine is a wine that has bubbles! Although there are different techniques for creating sparkling wines, some of the best-known, such as Champagne and Cava, are made by a process known as the traditional method. In the final episode of our 3 Minute Wine School Series, we explain how bubbles are captured
In this video I am going to show you a delicious fine dining dish with striploin steak, carrots cooked in African spices, dates puree with red wine, shallots cups, and red wine sauce. This is a very easy recipe and you can do it at home for your friends and family. 🎓 Are you a
An amazing find! Wendy and Jeff, owners of Sola Provus, followed their passion, when in 2015, they left their jobs in high-tech to enter the world of Napa Valley winemaking. wineexpress.com/sola-provus-2017-cabernet-sauvignon-oakville-napa-valley
Margaux is always a difficult appellation to get a handle on, due to its large size, and dizzying arrays of terroirs. 2021 Margaux is no exception to that rule. The 2021 vintage was shaped by a myriad of challenges including devastating frosts that struck on April 7 and April 8. Several growers reported varying levels
Who’s behind it: Orla is the latest Las Vegas restaurant from chef Michael Mina and his Mina Group, the culinary force behind a dozen Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners, including his Bungalow Kitchen in Tiburon, Calif., Estiatorio Ornos in San Francisco and seven Bourbon Steak locations across the United States. Mina is partnering with the
Winemaker Kathleen Inman describes how she makes a Rosé of Pinot Noir in an intentional manner, i.e by whole cluster pressing her red grapes instead of using the saignée method at Inman Family Wines. Kathleen explained her method on the night after her wedding anniversary and tells Ask a Winemaker a funny story about how
By this time you’ve started reading our report on 2021 Saint Emilion, it is likely that you have already heard more than you need to know about the 2021 Bordeaux vintage. But, for those of you wanting to know more about the Right Bank, and 2021 Saint Emilion, these are the high points of the
Sergiy Stakhovsky’s post-tennis retirement plan was to focus entirely on his winery in Western Ukraine. The former professional player—whose defeat of Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2013 is considered one of the tennis world’s great upsets—launched Stakhovsky Wines with the 2018 vintage to prove to his countrymen that delicious wine could be made in Ukraine.
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Join me this Wednesday on Spirit Scrutiny as we begin our wine series. In this video we start off with an intro to wine basics and explore the details and taste the Sauvignon Blanc grape. If you like the music on my videos, go to Epidemic Sound at https://share.epidemicsound.com/umvvlb. They have the best royalty-free music
White wine, red wine… Get a winemaker’s rule of thumb with David Ramey.
Outstanding Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir that’s an amazing Value. We stumbled upon this Pinot and could hardly believe it when we matched it against wines at two and three times the price. This baby held it’s own and then some. Shop: https://enth.to/3jmu5Jz Subscribe for more wine tasting videos! Follow us on social media! Wine Express:
Brettanomyces, the spoilage yeast, occurs naturally in warmer vineyards and cellars. Wines lower in acid or higher in pH are vulnerable. Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards explains that this is a wine spoilage yeast that produces taints in wine commonly described as barnyard or band-aids, but that in small amounts, it can be delicious.
2021 Pessac Leognan produced several outstanding white wines as well as high quality red wines. But, clearly, it is not a year where you can purchase wines blindly. It is a vintage where terroir, and producer mattered. With Pessac Leognan, there are vintages when the red wine grapes are much better than the white Bordeaux
At Bordeaux’s Château Giscours, the Albada Jelgersma family has finally concluded a long-running, complicated dispute with the heirs of the former owner, who had retained considerable shares in the Margaux estate. Going forward, Giscours will be completely in the hands of the Dutch family. Ownership of a Brand, But A Dispute Over Vineyards When Dutch
Monday’s show with Norman Goodfellows is live from the island of Napoleon’s exile, and celebrates the sweet wine of Constantia that Bonaparte loved, with special guests Danie Keulder from Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia’s Matthew Day, and the French consul of St. Helena!
Every Sunday Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com chooses a new wine of the week. For November 10 2013 the Khulmann-Platz, Alsace Pinot Gris 2012 from France is his Wine of the Week.
On Friday we headed to the Food & Wine Festival 2024 opening day at the Disneyland Resort! The 2024 Food And Wine Festival At Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort runs from March 1 to April 22, with various food options, shows, and merch. #CaliforniaAdventure #DisneylandResort #FoodAndWineFestival2024 2024 Disney California Adventure Food &
Grilling eggplant isn’t super obvious. Too much oil and the slices develop a slimy texture; or if you undercook them, they turn our spongy; and overcooked, they lack character. So, we put together this video of how to grill eggplant, with tips and tricks offered along the way, to perfect the technique. Once you’ve mastered
All of the following 2021 Cotes de Bordeaux wines were tasted in non-blind tasting conditions in my home office. 2021 Ad Francos – Bordeaux Côtes de Francs – Black raspberries, mint leaf, flowers and red plums pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh, forward and bright, with a high-toned,
A “Dawn Busters” taste challenge! Both are 40% alcohol brandies. Presidente- introduced in 1973. Produced in Mexico by Pedro Domecq. Our Brands St-Rémy XO- introduced in 1990. Aged 6-10 years. A Rémy-Cointreau brand, produced in France. https://www.st-remy.com/products/st-remy-xo
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