Pio Boffa, leader of the Pio Cesare winery in Italy’s Piedmont, died this weekend after a two-week battle with COVID-19. He was 66. A fourth-generation winemaker, Boffa spent four decades converting Pio Cesare from an acclaimed négociant to a high-end estate winery with more than 173 vineyard acres in Barolo and Barbaresco. He was perhaps
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Grenache that feels like Pinot Noir. Such a pleasurable wine that’s all about sleek delivery rather than complexity. Coming off Blewitt Springs and McLaren Flat sites, this sees 10% whole bunches and six months in old French oak. It looks like Pinot in the glass too – bright and so inviting. Juicy red cherries and
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Wine Myth – Old World vs. New World Are old world wines better than new world wines? In this video we uncover the differences between old world and new world wines. What makes them so different? And which one is “better”? In our opinion, the best wine for you is the wine YOU like! But
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https://www.cellarangels.com 888 282-1353 On this episode of SIP Virtual Wine Tasting with Winemakers we talked to Winemaker Kim Vance of Zoetic Wines. Kim shared the story of falling in love with California Wine Country and Pinot Noir and her journey from Texas to Napa Valley. Kim focuses on single-vineyard and single-clone wines, her “Block 21”
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Unlike fine wines, eyesight doesn’t improve with age. Over the course of years, age-related visual impairment can be worsened by cataracts, which occur when the eye’s lens becomes cloudy. It can make things look blurry, hazy or less colorful, and surgery is often necessary. But a new study has found a link between low to
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Blending different wines plays a vital role in the region of Champagne and is called assemblage. Learn about several different dimensions including the blending of different grape varieties, villages or multi-vintage blends. Purchase The Champagne Expert Selection here: https://www.elicite.com/product/the-champagne-expert-selection Subscribe to our email newsletter: http://bit.ly/ElicitéEmail Follow: https://www.instagram.com/eliciteofficial
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Less than a week ago, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers escorted Rudy Kurniawan onto a commercial flight at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport to begin the final chapter of deportation proceedings. Just over 24 hours later, and after one layover, the convicted wine counterfeiter arrived in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, just outside Jakarta, Indonesia, according to
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You can listen to the EAT SLEEP WINE REPEAT PODCAST on any app or go to: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/ ITUNES (APPLE PODCASTS) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-27-cava-corpinnat-other-sparkling-wines-pened%C3%A8s/id1397026111?i=1000486243449 This episode is all about Cava and the other sparkling wines that come from the Penedès region in Spain. I am joined by the Sud de France Sommelier of the Year 2019, so
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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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Curly Flat’s Central Block is home to their oldest vines planted in 1992. This release sees some density.  Pardon the 2018 bottle pic, one of the downsides of pre-release samples. The struggle is real. These Pinots will be officially hitting the ground in mid-May. Tense. Focused. You get a sense that this is standing behind
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Need to know what wine goes best with asparagus? Or when to serve a Pinot Noir? Wine expert Rebecca Chapa suggests the best possible combinations. Still haven’t subscribed to Epicurious on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/epiyoutubesub ABOUT EPICURIOUS Browse thousands of recipes and videos from Bon Appétit, Gourmet, and more. Find inventive cooking ideas, ingredients, and restaurant
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