Appellations are a legally defined area where grapes are grown for making wine and they may also be described as a classification system. They are used all over the world for wine production, but not everyone understands what the word appellation actually means. In this episode, discover the appellation laws that are fundamental to wine
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Bordeaux is the most famous and highly coveted wine blend and region in the world. Like with many wines, there’s a lot to learn, so in this video we will cover the basics of the Bordeaux region and its wines. We will talk about left and right banks of the Bordeaux region and their different
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At New York’s Bedford Cheese Shop, cheesemonger Cat Pickei gives us some pro tips on wrapping up that leftover cheese for later. Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/35OoX9t Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1
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Who makes it? Flint Dry is a white blend from Chapel Down is one of the UK’s best known wine producers and offers a very wide range of wines from the South East corner of England. They produce not just the expected sparkling wines, and quite the variety too. Chapel Down have an extensive range
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Updated: March 18, 3 p.m. Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange today when it began offering 20 million shares of common stock at an initial asking price of $15 a share. It opened at $18.60 this morning. Its trading symbol is NAPA. Duckhorn’s IPO makes it the
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PRIORAT is extreme. With an intense Mediterranean sun, steep roman-cut terraces and unforgiving dark slate soils known as llicorella, everything about this region is challenging. The primary varietals are the indigenous Garnacha and Cariñena. These wines are practically heroic: intensely proud and concentrated in every way with stewed inky fruit and ripping tannins. Have you
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How do you plan when you don’t know? That’s what the nation’s top wine charity auctions are grappling with in an uncertain 2021. But experts are optimistic about the months ahead following a tough year of cancellations and postponements and new virtual strategies. Nationwide vaccinations are part of what’s driving that outlook. But while we
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One year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.S. government has enacted the first federal aid targeted directly at one of the most heavily damaged American economic sectors: the restaurant industry. And it could help impacted wineries, as well. The American Rescue Plan (ARP), passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden
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I skirted the edge of the Macedon Ranges just over 12 months ago on my way through the Victorian countryside. In hindsight, I wish I spent some time in the district. Lyons Will Estate owner and winemaker Dr Renata Morello got in touch recently and sent a few of her wines to sample – gee
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When it comes to wine production, every aspect can add to the cost, from the price of land and labour, to the oak barrels the wine is stored in. In this episode, you will learn about the differing prices of land across wine growing countries, how much French oak barrels cost, as well as how
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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. In order to keep a close relationship with our customers around the globe, we’ve organised the first round of three virtual seminars held by Aurelio Montes father and son from our winery, where they presented ‘Montes’ Cabernet Sauvignon’, including 4 wines made with this grape variety. These seminars were
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Who makes it? Le Grand Chai has an Australian connection with stablemate, RedHeads. They are winemakers sourcing grapes from contract growers. The grapes for this everyday level Bordeaux blend is from Cotes de Bourg.  How they make it? This is a smooth amalgam of ripe Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, that after ferment has spent nine
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Hola! This week’s theme seems to be wine… As I sat contemplating the complexities of a certain Malbec, I realized how we taste wine could be (dare I say should we) taste life. Watch this video to see what I mean! Be sure to subscribe to this channel, and please share with your peeps! Cheers
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Last March, Philippe Faure-Brac, one of France’s best-known sommeliers, shuttered his Paris restaurant, Bistrot du Sommelier, as France entered its first national COVID-19 lockdown. Two weeks later, Faure-Brac, who had just turned 60, was diagnosed with COVID. Following a week of fever, gastric problems and fatigue, a new chapter of the illness opened. “When I
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The U.S. government has paused the tariffs on most French, Spanish and German wines, bringing economic relief to European winemakers, American merchants and wine consumers, at least for four months. The suspension, announced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative today, is intended to ratchet down tensions as the U.S. and European Union
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Sarah Jessica Parker’s professional wine journey started in 2018, shortly after connecting with New Zealand winemaking duo Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne of Invivo Wines. Before long, their collaboration edged its way into Wine Spectator‘s Top 100 Wines of 2020. In the latest episode of Straight Talk with Wine Spectator, Parker spoke with senior editor
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