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Life After Nouveau: The Rise of the Beaujolais Cru

by Andrew James | Jul 28, 2021 | Blog

Life After Nouveau: The Rise of the Beaujolais Cru Over the past 30 years, I have watched the wave of Beaujolais Nouveau rise, crest and break in Japan. It used to be the cultural norm for Japanese adults to drink Nouveau from plastic cups on the third Thursday in...

Jason Tesauro’s ‘Grapetionary’ – A Wine Grape A–Z . Part 2 – D, E, F

by Jason Tesauro | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog

Jason Tesauro’s ‘Grapetionary’ – A Wine Grape A–Z . Part 2 – D, E, F Welcome back to our wend around the alphabet of wine grapes! Last time around, we departed from the usual list of known varieties and detoured through a fantastic trio of indigenous whites: Aligoté...

The Wine Women of Bandol

by Andrew James | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog

The Wine Women of Bandol The next time you gaze at the wine wall in your local supermarket, imagine each bottle as a person with dreams and aspirations. In the Provençal wine region of Bandol, a lot of those people are women, who may work alongside the men at family...

Why Super-Tuscans Have Fallen from Fashion

by Walter Speller | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog

Why Super-Tuscans Have Fallen from Fashion Once the undisputed darlings of the fine wine scene, the ultra-expensive, ultra-polished Super-Tuscans face a new challenge as the wine world’s focus shifts to authenticity, says Walter Speller In the 1980s, the wine world...

The 45th Anniversary of the Legendary Judgment of Paris – 24th May, 2021

by Scott Buck | May 22, 2021 | Blog

The 45th Anniversary of the Legendary Judgment of Paris – 24th May, 2021 Tasting notes Bottles were blinded and randomized. Wines were opened 1-2 hrs prior to tasting. Most started to fade a bit after about four hours in carafe. All wines were in excellent...

Bandol Rosé: A Wine of Many Pleasures

by Andrew James | May 13, 2021 | Blog

Bandol Rosé: A Wine of Many Pleasures In France, as we emerge from the shadow of a pandemic unsure of how to interact with others, an old friend on the sunbaked Mediterranean coast anticipates our return. Nestled among the garrigue and olive groves are the...