Our Top Read: US wines take the win at the 18th annual Decanter World Wine Awards. Click here for more. In the News: Looks like they’ve proven terroir scientifically exists. Click here for more. South African wineries are hurting still from Covid-19, and an ongoing alcohol ban in the…
July 2021 Wine Industry News
On the Hunt: Tannat
There’s something going on in Clarksburg… Roughly two or three years back (memory escapes us at this point for the exact timing), we stumbled on a producer in Clarksburg that has somehow miraculously become a bit of a showstopper for us. European oddities, in CA soil, just outside…
On the Hunt: Grand Noir
No, it’s not a premier bottling of Pinot Noir from some esoteric region. Nor is it a large black piano. It’s actually a relatively new (using the term “new” here very, very loosely) black-skinned grape variety from France, born from crossing Petit Bouschet with Aramon in 1855 that…
On Super Tuscan Wines, and the only Super Tuscan DOC (so far…)
Over the past year or so, and continuing onward, we’ve been on a run of exceptional Super Tuscan expressions we’ve acquired from Italy (Lots 717, 803, 804, 837, 873 – more to come!). While generally misrepresented as Bordeaux-style wines, due to the inclusion of Bordelaise grapes used in…
A Guide to Pairing: Sangiovese
Sangiovese, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello, Super Tuscan… A bit about Sangiovese: Known as “The Blood of Jupiter” (Latin: sanguis Jovis). Full stop. Pretty epic. Much like Pinot or Nebbiolo, Sangiovese is a terroir star! Although plantings outside of Italy are practically non-existent at this stage, each region of…
June 2021 Wine Industry News
Our Top Read: Things are continuing to heat up in the China-Australia trade conflict, and it looks like wine is still in the crossfire. Click here for more. In the News: These heatwaves are troubling PNW winemakers. Click here for more. Chianti Classico is going the way of…
10 Fun Facts About Chenin Blanc!
June 20 marks Drink Chenin Blanc Day, so…you know what to do! While you’re doing that, here are some fun facts about a grape that seemed to all but disappear a few years back, yet thankfully is seeing a bit of revitalized interest of late: Chenin is a…
10 Lambrusco Facts!
Happy World Lambrusco Day! Here to celebrate, we offer our 10 favorite Lambrusco facts: Lambrusco is not only the name of the wine, but also the grape it’s made from Lambrusco has come a very long way from the ice cube-wielding industrially produced cloyingly sweet plonk of the…
May 2021 Wine Industry News
Our Top Read: Got some extra cash laying around? Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag. Click here for more. IN THE NEWS: Wine is subjective, we’ve said it here on the blog numerous times. Now the scientists are speaking to it – and…
