An example of how time and tasting a wine over two days elevates the experience. This Eden Valley Syrah took a little while to open up and show it best. When in the groove, purple fruits shine. It’s a wine dripping with blueberries and mulberries. Pan juices, some earthy feels early but all this calms
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Sales increasingly take place online; the specialty coffee industry has to deal with this creatively. Whereas in normal consumer interactions, where there are more channels to communicate flavors, an online situation has reduced this to language, in the form of descriptions of how something will taste. Studies on wine show flavor descriptions help consumers to
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A devastating wildfire has swept through parts of the Var region in Provence, leaving winegrowers reeling from the loss of buildings, equipment and grapes just days before the 2021 harvest. “It’s been annus horribilis for French winegrowers. We’ve had frost, we’ve had hail and now wildfires,” Eric Pastorino, president of the regional trade group Conseil
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With just eight days to go before Christmas day, many people have already begun stocking up their homes with eats and drinks to entertain their friends and family. One popular beverage of choice for a traditional Trinbago Christmas is homemade wine…and reporter- Marie Hull spoke with one homemade wine maker to find out what makes
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Who makes it? D’Arenberg Peppermint Paddock is one of those wine that fits the very definition of ‘moreish’! It goes without saying that the Osborn family make quite a few wines that rate very highly on that scale. They do have a very wide and eclectic range of wines and this sparkling red fits right it. Since
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Speaker: Dr Marlize Bekker (AWRI) Webinar recorded: 31 May 2018 Volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) are important in wine as they can cause unpleasant ‘reductive’ aromas that have a negative effect on wine quality. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methanethiol (MeSH), ethanethiol (EtSH), and dimethylsulfide (DMS) are examples of VSCs associated with ‘reductive’ aromas in wines post-bottling. In
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The La Rioja region produces Graciano, Tempranillo, Viura, and Garnacha Blanca grapes. Learn more about the grapes that are used for Rioja wines from a professional sommelier in this free video. Expert: Mark Middlebrook Contact: www.paulmarcuswines.com Bio: Mark Middlebrook sells and writes about wine for Paul Marcus Wines in Oakland, California. Filmmaker: Sam Lee
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When you pour all your knowledge and expertise into one bottle to celebrate a milestone, this is what you get. A sleek, detailed and considered wine from Gundog Estate winemaker Matt Burton. To celebrate Burton’s upcoming 40th birthday, he has produced a wine to express his creativity, philosophies and values that have shaped his craft
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6 wines to get you started on your natural wine journey. Disclaimer Chin Chin This is not actually a natural wine as they use a bit of insecticide and fungicide in the vineyard. However it is made with minimal intervention and is under 50ppm total SO2. I have included it as it is a gateway
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