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GUSBOURNE ENGLISH SPARKLING WINE
The English invented sparkling wine, and now they’re making it, and the 15th century Gusbourne Estate in Kent is helping lead the way. South African Andrew Weeber purchased Gusbourne in 2003 and planted vines the next year with the aim … Continue reading
Posted in Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine
Tagged England, English, Featured
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Champagne: New Reviews of Top Producers
Champagne remains the gold standard for sparkling wines. We’ve written about it extensively over the years, including Report #34 Champagne Revisited, Report #40 Rosé Champagne and Sparkling Wine, and in several iwinereview.com articles. We continue to taste Champagne on a … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, France, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Champagne, Featured
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Schug Winery: New Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon Releases from Los Carneros
In our Report #48 The Wines of Los Carneros we identified several wineries crafting outstanding Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and other varieties One of these wineries was the Schug Carneros Estate Winery, the family operation of Walter and Gertrud Schug, originally … Continue reading
New Releases from California’s Blue Rock Vineyard 2015-2016
These three new releases from Blue Rock Vineyard include their Baby Blue White, a delicious Bordeaux blend, a barrel fermented Chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast, and Baby Blue, a delicious and easy drinking red blend, one of Blue Rock’ s … Continue reading
The Farm Winery: 2014 New Releases from Paso Robles
The Farm Winery is one of a growing number of new boutique wineries in the Paso Robles AVA that are producing limited quantities of outstanding handcrafted wines. The winery is owned and operated by old friends and Stanford Business School … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Tagged CAB, Cabernet, Featured, Paso Robles
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Barolo and Barbaresco: Recent Tastings from Top Producers
The Langhe offers ideal growing conditions for Nebbiolo, and the producers we review here are among the finest at crafting both Barolo and Barbaresco. Not only do they source from the finest vineyards in the region, they apply great talent … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Ceretto, Enaudi, Featured, Giacosa, Nebbiolo, Ratti
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Introduction to the Wines of Brazil
We recently had the opportunity to taste several Brazilian wines provided to us by Wines of Brazil. Brazilian wines are not as well known as those of Chile and Argentina, but it has been gradually gaining international recognition, especially for … Continue reading
Posted in Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine
Tagged Brasil, Brazil, Featured, Ibravin, Rio Grande do Sul, Serra Gaucha
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