This recently listed Sonoma wine country property offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape thanks to its wrap-around porch. It also comes with a 0.8-hectare (two acres) Syrah vineyard, according to the listing by Holly Bennett of Sotheby’s International Realty’s Sonoma brokerage, adding that the estate offers the ‘epitome of wine country living’. Photo credit:… Read More »
How a leading wine writer became a Burgundian vigneron. By Paul Day William Kelley, one of the world’s most influential wine critics, is now making his own wine in Burgundy—and the results are extremely impressive, says Paul Day. William Kelley, still in his early 30s and Editor-in-Chief of The Wine Advocate, is one of the… Read More »
Sotheby’s announced that their global wine and spirits auction sales reached a unprecedented $159m (£127m) in 2023, up $1m from the previous year’s total. Remarkably, it marks the third straight year that Sotheby’s has broken its own record for wine and spirits auction sales. This feat comes in the wake of data illustrating a decline… Read More »
Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires En Primeur 2023 Among Rhône wines, M Chapoutier reigns supreme. Rather than limiting themselves to their native region, Chapoutier has expanded their winemaking to Alsace, Roussillon, and Australia. In keeping with the ‘M’ tradition in their vineyard signage, Michel Chapoutier’s offspring, Maxime and Mathilde, both bear names starting with ‘M’. Mathilde just… Read More »
A two-wheeled tour of some of the leading Chablis producer’s top terroirs. By Sarah Marsh MW Sarah Marsh MW takes an unconventional tour of three climats in the Chablis premier cru of Montmains in the company of Isabelle Raveneau—before enjoying a vertical tasting of Raveneau’s flagship cuvée, Montée de Tonnerre. The scooter was a hefty… Read More »
The Burgundy winemaker who had to leave home in order to return. By Margaret Rand Laurent Delaunay tells Margaret Rand how he made a success of exile in the Languedoc before reclaiming the family name and business in Burgundy. There used to be a party game called, I think, Twister; it involved a large mat… Read More »
Website: https://www.tenutasanguido.com/en First released in 2000, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot really impresses. It’s bright and ageworthy, grown on soils with high limestone content at 100-300m. Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2022 IGT Toscana, Italy13.5% alcohol. This is taut and fresh and speaks of its Tuscan origins perhaps more than its varietal make-up, which… Read More »
In the second part of his Cypriot journey, Paul White tastes the wines of the producers making the most of the country’s rediscovered indigenous grape varieties. By Paul White Cyprus has its share of modernist glass and concrete box wineries. The most dramatic is the newly opened Marathatra, literally knife-edged architecture perched precariously on a… Read More »
Just returning from India. Even though I traveled in Economy class, my status still grants me lounge access and I was pleasantly surprised by facilities and offerings in the lounge. On my return journey, I had a layover at Hamad International Airport in Doha. The champagne served was Lanson, which I have reviewed and liked… Read More »
Tales of the Macallan Volume II was created in 1949 and it remained maturing for more than seven decades before it was finally bottled in 2022. This uniquely uncommon single malt is a tribute to Alexander Reid, the man who established the distillery in Speyside back in 1824. Just 344 bottles of this scotch have… Read More »