Producers in France’s Champagne region concluded this year’s harvest with a big sigh of relief. The 2021 growing season was one of the region’s most challenging in decades, dogged by frost, mildew and hail. But all is not lost, leading Champagne houses and growers insist. The reduced crop that they were able to harvest still
Now taste the wine and let it roll around on your tongue. Next, let a small breath of air in and allow the wine and air to mingle. This allows you to taste the flavors more fully. Our tongues only perceive sweet, sour, salty or bitter. The sour or pucker factor you may feel is
The D.O. Jerez-Xeres-Sherry & Manzanilla is thrilled to announce they will join this year’s Wine on Earth Taste-a-Thon with a Sherry round-table, hosted by Carmen Aumesquet, Promotion Director for The Consejo Regulador of Denomination of origins Sherry Wines and 6 international guests. Together they will explore hot topics in the ecosystem of Sherry including the
Was 2013 a Good Year for California Wine? 2013 wines shocked us with their incredible concentration of flavors. We never expected back-to-back stellar vintages like 2012 and 2013. Watch this 2013 vintage harvest report from Jordan Winery in Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, offering an inside look at the 2013 growing season, yields and overall
Super Tuscan wines are popular the world over but are they overrated? In this episode of Overrated Underrated, I rate several famous Super Tuscans including Sassicaia, Tignanello, Solaia, and more. Wines featured in this episode: Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/sassicaia Antinori, Tignanello https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/tignanello2018 Antinori, Solaia https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/solaia2017 Antinori, Masseto https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/masseto Ornellaia https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/ornellaia Tenuta Luce, Lucente https://share.exoticwinetravel.com/lucente2018
Julien explains what makes wine a unique beverage, detailing the 5 main components that form its taste: acidity, sweetness, alcohol, tannins, and aromas. Learn how these different elements combine to craft our tasting sensations and compose the flavor of a wine. Want to taste more wine? Check out this special offer from the Bonner Private
Tasting the Le Prince 2012, part of the April 2018 selection at Le Petit Ballon. Find out more about the wine here: https://www.lepetitballon.co.uk/boutique/chateau-labastide-orliac-le-prince-2012.html Le Petit Ballon is a monthly wine subscription. 2 bottles of wine are selected every month, by one of the top sommeliers in the world. A great way to taste new wines
French wines have a glorious reputation, especially those from the region of Burgundy, producing the famous French Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. What about American wines? Over the past decades, California wines have slowly earned a prestigious place on the worldwide wine market. California’s terroir has been proved to produce good quality Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays
Perhaps no industry was impacted more directly economically by the COVID-19 pandemic than restaurants. According to the National Restaurant Association, sales in 2020 were $240 billion below estimates and more than 110,000 restaurants closed their doors permanently that year. Even as the U.S. recovers in staggered steps, the pain continues, with staff shortages and rising
Wine expert, Madeline Puckette, breaks down the most popular red wine blends in the world while attempting to blend them all together. Follow Wine Folly: https://winefolly.com/subscribe/ https://www.instagram.com/winefolly/ Tweets by WineFolly 1:03 – Red Bordeaux Blend 1:26 – Super Tuscan Blend 1:55 – Rhône / Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blend 2:27 – Red Rioja Blend 2:53 – California heritage
Jamuns are arguably the best fruit with superior health benefits which helps to keep lifestyle-related diseases at bay. Jamun wine is one of the tastiest and healthiest wine. Below are the ingredients to prepare this wine : 1) Jamun Fruit : 1.5kg 2) sugar : 1.5kg 3) wheat : 1/2 cup 4) banana : 2
After temporarily closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic, Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner Le Cirque reopened Oct. 28 at Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel, with Dameon Evers taking over as executive chef. Former chef Chris Heisinger is now assistant executive chef of the entire Bellagio property. “I’m honored to be working
Have you been curious about what we write down when we taste? About how we do blind tasting? Today, you can even take a peek at the Master’s notes! Peter Koff’s curated wine selection is in the following link: https://www.greatwine2u.com/ Life is too short for bad wines. Enjoy better wines with us to maximize your
On this episode of ‘Dan Does,’ host Daniel Geneen visits the Francis Ford Coppola Vineyard in Geyserville, California, which is known for making high quality wines at every price point. When spotting the wine everywhere from supermarkets, to boutique wine shops, and even Michelin-starred restaurants, people across the country know this wine goes beyond its
Jamie and Caroline go on a tour of Northern Italy’s incredible wines, cities and landscapes, plus we talk to Ben from Pong Cheese to explore what makes wine and cheese work… so darn well together and Alex decides to confuse things more by bringing in some Italian food to see how that changes things! We
This event sees Catherine Housden and Anna Spooner from the Tasting & Events team, introducing some of Germany’s white varieties and taking a look at four of the regions where they are produced. Covering Riesling (dry and sweet), Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder and the regions of Rheingau, Baden, Pfalz and Mosel; they also explain the sweetness
Every Monday Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com chooses a new wine of the week. For 22 March 2021 the Colin-Bourisset Fleurie Cru Beaujolais 2019 is part of Lidl’s Spring Wine Tour – see more reviews of this range at https://wine-pages.com/tasting-articles/lidl-wine-tour-spring-2021/
As world leaders meet in Glasgow this week for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to discuss the climate crisis, the wine industry is looking at ways it can reduce its carbon footprint. One Napa winery, Trefethen Family Vineyard, has partnered with Texas company Earthly Labs for an innovative carbon-capturing pilot program at
Learn how to taste wine expertly with Giles as he tastes Our Fathers Wine a red Shiraz produced in the Barosa Valley. Master of Wines, Giles Cooke, is an Edinburgh based wine maker and marketer. Visit the Our Fathers Wine Website: https://www.ourfatherswines.co.uk/ Find out about how every bottle of Our Fathers raises money for charity
In this video, Barron blind tastes 10 Top Red Wines from Rioja, Spain, ranging from list prices of 7,95-19,95€. Please click the link below to see the rankings and pricing from the tasting: http://winemissionary.com/2020/06/15/the-ultimate-rioja-blind-tasting-results/ First and foremost, my goal is to taste for quality, but I will also place an emphasis on enjoyability. Finally, at
What makes old vines Zinfandels so special? Find out with Wine Spectator’s Tim Fish as he talks with Biale co-proprieter and winemaker Al Perry in Sonoma‚Äôs terrific Monte Rosso vineyard.
On Sept. 19, an oven caught fire at one of Argentina’s largest glass factories in Mendoza, quickly spreading across an entire floor, destroying machines and supplies. Verallia, which makes 35 percent of Argentina’s wine bottles, had to take its operations partially offline as it began repairs. The incident sent local wineries into panic mode. Making
2020 Sauternes and 2020 Barsac producers faced a difficult, and often challenging vintage. Although, even with all the struggles producers of sweet Bordeaux wine faced, they managed to create some very good wines. However, not much wine was produced, so quantities are small. In fact, some estates reported yields 50% less than normal. The 2020
Israeli Wine: https://www.winesofisrael.com/ From the cool, mountainous region of Galilee in the north, to the arid desert of Negev Highlands in the south, Israel’s climatic diversity makes it a winemaker’s paradise. #WeAreWinesOfIsrael #DiscoverWinesOfIsrael #ModernMediterraneanWinemaking
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An easy to follow, step-by-step guide to making home-brew strawberry wine using a basic wine-making starter kit. Anyone can do this, and the recipe also works well with blackberries, elderberries, and just about anything else that’s edible. Brussel Sprout Wine anyone? 🎧 Join me on Patreon for full access to the Mossy Bottom “A Walk
The Pisoni Family helped put Santa Lucia Highlands on the California Wine Map. Jeff’s dad Gary was the first to plant the Pinot sticks in the ground back in the early 80’s establishing the region as one of the best for the grape to “do it’s thing”. Years later Jeff has assumed the winemaker role
You know how to drink wine, but do you know how to really taste it? Bright Cellars Wine Educator Julie takes us on a tasting journey from appearance to palate and nose. Learn along with us, and don’t forget to tune into Part 2 of How to Taste Wine!
American Pinot Noir producer Adam Lee wears many hats: he was a co-founder of Siduri Wines (and remains a consultant and winemaker), founded the Clarice Wine Company, and co-founded Beau Marchais Wine with famed vintner Philippe Cambie. In this chat with JamesSuckling.com Associate Editor and Taster Claire Nesbitt, Adam talks about his approach in making