Interview: Kelby Russell of Red Newt Cellars, a leading producer from the Finger Lakes, New York State
Jamie Goode interviews Kelby Russell, winemaker at Red Newt Cellars in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region, and tastes some
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Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018 Southern Rhône
This is quite a brilliant wine. I was really stunned by how elegant and fine it was – Grenache at
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Highlights: Cara Sur Parcela Los Nidos 2018 San Juan, Argentina
Cara Sur is a joint project between Sebastián Zuccardi and Marcela Manini who have partnered with Nuria Añó Gargiulo and
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Highlights: Chapoutier Sicamor Crozes-Hermitage 2018 Northern Rhône
So impressed with this wine. It’s a relatively new release from Chapoutier, and it has a wonderful wild intensity to
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Learning to recognize wine: on objects and perception, part 2
When we experience a smell, it is almost never a single molecule that we are smelling. We recognize mixtures of
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Video: Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer
A film from a visit to Kumeu River in west Auckland, New Zealand. The Brajkovich family started making wine here
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Dealing with hail, a viticultural hazard that’s becoming more common
One of the big threats to many wine regions is hail. Once the vines have their foliage, hail can destroy
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Leo Gramona: interviewing the next generation of one of Spain’s leading sparkling wine producers
Gramona, who recently left DO Cava to be founding members of Corpinnat, is one of Spain’s elite sparkling wine houses.
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Jérémy Bricka: natural alpine wines from old varieties in a re-born wine region
After studying enology in Bourgogne and working eight years for Guigal, Jérémy Bricka moved to the Trièves mountains in 2011,
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Introducing phylloxera, the aphid that changed the face of wine
The implications of the phylloxera crisis, which almost wiped out wine as we know it, are still being felt today.
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