Month: May 2023

The Loire Valley lost one of its more influential and iconic winemakers with the passing of Jacky Blot on May 15 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 75. Widely credited with uplifting the reputation of Montlouis and the entire Loire Valley, Blot crafted some of the French region’s most concentrated and complex Chenin
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This Burgundy grand cru Chardonnay earns the No. 6 spot of Wine Spectator’s 2021 Top 100 Wines of the Year. Senior editor Bruce Sanderson explains how this classic Corton-Charlemagne is made. Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2021: https://top100.winespectator.com/ Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3FAhhbz Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1
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Kyle and Tristen give their impression of the 2022 Chateau Larrivet after tasting the wine En Primeur in Bordeaux. Link to the wine: https://www.winex.com/larrivet-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-2022-pre-arrival.html Link to all 2022 Futures: https://www.winex.com/pre-arrivals/bordeaux-2022.html
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Bodega Colome in the Calchaqui Valley, 7500 feet above sea level, was founded in 1831 and is one of the oldest existing wineries in Argentina. Since its acquisition by the Hess family in 2001 the quality of wines has skyrocketed. All the vineyards are farmed biodynamically and yields are kept low. Winemaking is state-of-the-art with
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