Subject: Barbera Takes the Stage
Barbera Takes the Stage
February 18th, 2016 at 9:09 am ESTAgostino Pavia is a Barbera specialist and he wants everyone to know the greatness of Barbera d’Asti. Unlike many Piedmont producers where Nebbiolo is the focus, here Barbera is king. Convinced of the quality of Barbera in this region, Agostino beg ...
Sassicaia takes its Pedigree to Argentina
February 17th, 2016 at 2:51 pm ESTPiero Incisa della Rocchetta, whose grandfather the Marchese created Sassicaia in Bolgheri, has realized a dream to grow Pinot Noir in Patagonia. The winemaker here is Han Vinding Diers of Noemía fame also in Río Negro. As Piero Incisa says, “H ...
Calling Burgundy Lovers ~ Old School Nebbiolo !!!
February 16th, 2016 at 2:25 pm ESTThis is a Nebbiolo for true Nebbiolo lovers; one that highlights the graceful, pretty side of the variety rather than its powerful side. It’s traditional, ultra-elegant Nebbiolo d’Alba from a vineyard in the Roero and released about the time most ...
Exclusive Champagne Offer!
February 15th, 2016 at 2:15 pm ESTFounded in 1920, Maison Lenoble is one of the rare champagne houses that is still entirely independent and family-run, today headed by the great-grandchildren of the founder. The Les Aventures Grand Cru is an exclusive cuvee with only 2,000 bottles p ...
Get Ready for Some Classic Claret!
February 11th, 2016 at 2:40 pm ESTThe historic Chateau Rauzan Segla in the appellation of Margaux dates to the reign of Louis XIV. When the Châteaux were classified in 1855, Château Rauzan-Segla ranked Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe, equal to Château Mouton Rothschild. Over the last th ...
The 2014 White Burgundys are Starting to Trickle In!
February 10th, 2016 at 8:00 am ESTThe Mâconnais on the Move "The Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy has been radically transformed in recent decades. And the best is yet to come. .. a new generation of growers favoring quality over quantity has gotten far more serious about con ...
Back by Popular Demand
February 9th, 2016 at 11:57 am ESTOne of the great figures in Burgundy, Andre Porcheret was the cellar manager at the Hospices de Beaune from 1976–1988, before he was hired by Lalou Bize Leoy to make wines at the newly created Domaine Leroy from 1988–1993. He returned to the Hosp ...
Cupid's Arrows Filled With Liquid Gold
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Wines to pair with your buffalo wings this Superbowl Sunday!
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Sassicaia takes its Pedigree to Argentina
February 5th, 2016 at 1:03 pm ESTPiero Incisa della Rocchetta, whose grandfather the Marchese created Sassicaia in Bolgheri, has realized a dream to grow Pinot Noir in Patagonia. The winemaker here is Han Vinding Diers of Noemía fame also in Río Negro. As Piero Incisa says, “H ...