Volker Gies What a treat to visit 5 young winemakers on a recent trip to Germany, arranged by the Masters of Wine and Geisenheim university. Germany is one country that gets very high marks for putting an emphasis not just on young “millennial” age consumers, but also in terms of encouraging young winemakers in their [...]
Really fabulous wine for any occasion … gorgeous rose color, charred bread on the nose … Elegant sparkler in the french style with crisp acidity, a long finish, and gorgeous color and aroma.
I recently tried new signle estate wines from TeAwa from New Zealand, which just joined Cognanc One’s National portfolio. New Zealand is usually associated with Sauvignon Blanc, especially in the minds of American consumers, so it was refreshing to try the different styles and varietals. Te Awa ws established in 1992 by the Lawson [...]
Do you recall the California gold rush from your fourth grade history class? At the time, people from all over the world headed to Northern California to make it big. Today, Argentina is the “new California” and the new “gold” are vineyards planted in regions with the right soil, exposure, and access to water [...]
Today at the Winebow portfolio tasting I had the good fortune to meet Jean-Michel Chartron, owner and winemaker of Domaine Jean Chartron in Puligny-Montrachet. He walked me through several of his wines and I was impressed by the quality! Even a simple Rully Montmorin 2008 was juicy and delicious, yet I especially liked the [...]
Very excited to visit Schloss Schonborn again this week as a student in the Masters of Wine education program. The first time I went was on a trip sponsored by the German Wine Institute and the European Union for its Destination Riesling program. I remember being very impressed by the Schloss and our host [...]
During the trip we will be having dinner at this winery, an event called “‘Bistro Freundstück’ Bassermann-Jordan winery is a family dynasty which, together with others, established and greatly influenced quality-based viticulture in Germany for almost 300 years. As scientists, they worked on improving wine-growing methods and consider that they wrote the definitive book [...]
We may tentatively visit Ludi Neiss … and I will have more to say if we do. For now, the story is that Axel Neib is the fifth generation winemaker and the vineyards have been converted to mostly classic varieties. The picture above tells a million stories and I can’t wait to see it [...]
markus schneider belvini … so on the trip, our group will also be stopping at the winery of Weingut Markus Schneider. According to the web site (a rather creative and loose Google translation) Schneider likes to make fresh, concentrated wine with more mineral than fruit and works on the principle (“less is more.) Red wine [...]
I am SO EXCITED to be visiting Philipp Kuhn in Pfalz this week! It will be my first time to Pfalz,and Kuhn is one of the key producers of Pinot Noir, along with other international red varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Laurent, and “early Burgundy” — I suppose I will find out [...]
“So this Prosecco actually tastes like a cupcake!” a lunch participant exclaims, tasting the Cupcake Prosecco from Italy. We are seated today at the exclusive Modern restaurant in Manhattan, where Executive Chef Gabriel Kreuther has drawn up a special menu to pair with each of the six wines presented today. “Actually we do try [...]
Bernard Portet on left, his son Olivier center, and guest at right So fun to catch up with Bernard Portet today over his new Heritance Wines at Apiary, a fun restaurant in New York. I met Bernard and interviewed him for my A Taste of Luxury television show nearly ten years ago in Boston, where [...]
Fabulous event today at Christies … Robin Kelly O’Connor, the new Vice President and head of Wine, Americas, at Christies hosted this event focusing on “The Finest German Wines” (which of course, means Riesling). Lisa Granik MW acted as moderator for an excellent panel that included Paul Grieco and famed producers Reinhard Lowenstein from Weingut [...]
Today is the first day of Harvest at Brane-Cantenac … one of my favorite wineries in Bordeaux and I must say, I wish I was there! Above is a photograph taken earlier, and the grapes look perfect and ripe! When i think of Bordeaux, I usually think of fun and sun (and wine, of [...]
Matt Spaccarelli of Benmarl Do you live in NYC? … and do you know that just an hour away you can enjoy a NY wine experience with Hudson Valley wines? Today some lucky members of Manhattan’s Wine Media Guild visited the region and met the following winemakers Michael Migliore – Whitecliff Vineyard Cesar Baeza [...]
“What a treat!” On a dark, rainy morning in Manhattan select members of the wine trade entered Benoit restaurant on 55th and were greeted with the best Champagnes and still wines in the world. At the head of this all was Michael Feuerstein, owner of Selection Pas Mal. Table 8, Becky Wasserman Selection, [...]
“This Gone Fishin wine label is great!” said a guest at a recent lunch at Tribeca Grill in Manhattan, organized to showcase the wines — and the savvy winemaker – of Mercer Estates in Washington, David Forsyth. I had first heard of Mercer Estates a few years back, when Washington State wines were [...]
So there you are, at your favorite club or restaurant, sipping red wine and suddenly you spot someone you know! You smile and chat amiably, and only after you see yourself in the mirror do you realize you have Dracula teeth! It happens to the best of us, and on wine chat rooms on the [...]
