The World of Fine Wine’s Burgundy correspondent attends a charitable auction with its own discreet, local charm. By Sarah Marsh MW Sarah Marsh MW reports from the 2024 Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges Auction and asks if a slight drop in receipts may herald a much-needed softening of prices in the region as a whole. The 1959… Read More »
What to drink with an Argentine version of a Latin American specialty. By Joanna Simon On my last wine trip to Argentina five years ago, I spent one enjoyable evening at a restaurant that only served empanadas, but otherwise, as I remember it, beef, mostly steak cooked at an asado (barbecue), was the main feature of every lunch and… Read More »
Early in the previous year, Elena Penna and Luca Currado took advantage of a chance to acquire the historic Cascina Lazzarito, nestled atop of the Lazzarito cru at the gateway to the village of Serralunga d’Alba. The farmhouse, built in 1554 and originally named Santa Giulia, was previously under the ownership of Marchesi Falletti before… Read More »
Website: https://www.palmentocostanzo.com/en/ I am exceptionally thrilled about this producer, arguably crafting some of the most exquisite wines on the island. They implement organic farming, including some biodynamic methodologies, across a substantial span of 18 hectares containing 11 Contrada. This establishment has even undertaken the restoration of an age-old cellar, revamping it to meet extreme quality… Read More »
A special tasting inspires some reflections on (im)perfection. By Andrew Jefford Andrew Jefford tastes 1986 Château Mouton-Rothschild along with a flock of other mature Mouton vintages in Riga. Ideal tasting weather: a lightly mottled sky gleamed down on freshly fallen snow. The last unculled plants on the balcony wore white top hats. Cautious cars crawled… Read More »
Website: https://arribaswine.com/ Ricardo Alves and Frederico Machado started the Arribas Wine Company in 2017. Their base is the village of Bemposto in the district of Mogadouro, where they have family connections. This area is within the Arribas do Douro region along the Spanish border, on the international Douro. Across the river, Spain also has a… Read More »
Tried these two orange wines side by side. It’s interesting to see this category of skin-fermented whites (often called orange or amber wines) entering the mainstream. Interestingly both are organic, and the Romanian wine actually puts ‘natural’ on the label. A version of this wine was available in Asda a couple of years ago at… Read More »
Rasmus Munk, famous for his immersive approach at Copenhagen’s Alchemist, has teamed up with SpaceVIP, a luxury space travel group, and Space Perspective, described as a carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, to offer ‘stratospheric dining’ on a six-hour flight taking off from Florida, US, in 2025. Only one table for six people is available, however, ‘starting… Read More »
I’ve recently returned from the Festival del Potatare, a pruning festival hosted by Simonit & Sirch, a leading pruning consultancy. This celebration took place at San Felice in Chianti Classico and spanned over two days. On the first day, a technical conference focused on the role of water in viticulture, elucidating how water management has… Read More »
Some fine new releases from the famed producer. By Susan Hulme MW Susan Hulme MW visits Alta Langa to taste through the latest whites from Gaja, including the first from the new vineyards and winery. “We see a future here,” says Gaia Gaja, reflecting on the purchase of 30ha (75 acres) of hazelnut groves and… Read More »