I am not sure Simon has ever recommended a wine made by a fellow Master of Wine before outside of Mike Brakjovich’s Kumeu River Mate’s Vineyard but our buyer, Vicki, encouraged us to taste a couple of new wines from Richard Kershaw MW. Originally from the UK, he has been making wines in South Africa for many years now wit...
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Nebbiolo, the variety responsible for Barolo and Barbaresco, can prove to be tricky to cultivate; it benefits from a cool, late-ripening vintage. Such conditions deliver benefits in terms of finesse of tannins as well as aromatics. And this is exactly the ...
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As mentioned the other week, there is plenty to get excited about with regard to the 2010 Barolo vintage. The vintage has produced wines with admirable ripeness, yet with the definition and poise that come from a cool, even growing season. I have no...
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One of my fascinations with the wines of Tuscany is the scope for stylistic variation. Such variation is not surprising for Tuscany is a large region with over forty individual appellations (DOC/DOCG). In the 1970s, it was a hotbed of experimentation. The...
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Earlier this week we hosted a tasting and dinner with Florence Cathiard, who , along with her husband Daniel, is the proprietor of Château Smith Haut Lafitte. This Graves property has really consolidated its position after a decade of resurgence. Today it...
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There are not many wines with a better back story than Seña – it is as if it were written for a screenplay… In 1995, Eduardo Chadwick (of Errazuriz fame) and the late, great Robert Mondavi agreed on a joint venture to craft a world-class Chilean wine...
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