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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
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Tagged Carneros, Featured, Sonoma
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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
Posted in Red Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Bordeaux Blend, Featured, Sonoma
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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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New Releases from Francis Coppola, Bee’s Box and Virginia Dare
We have been reviewing Francis Coppola’s wines for several years now and are pleased to report steady improvements in the quality of winemaking under Corey Beck. The improvements have been the result of better sourcing of grapes from Russian River … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Coppola, Featured, Napa, Russian River
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Collio’s Russiz Superiore: New Releases
Russiz Superiore is one of Collio’s most storied, family estates, and its wines are some of the most esteemed of Italy. We visited the estate and met with owner and winemaker Roberto Felluga while preparing our just-published Report #63 The … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged Collio, Dalla Terra, Featured, Felluga, Russiz Superiore
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Domaine Naturaliste of Australia’s Margaret River: New Releases
It’s been several years since we tasted wines in Australia’s Margaret River region, so when we learned that winemaker Bruce Dukes was visiting Washington DC we jumped at the chance to sit down with him to taste his wines. Bruce … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Artisans & Vines, Australia, Featured, Hayward Bros., Margaret River
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