Experience a showcase of refined wine eloquence as the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) triumphantly grace the energetic epicentre of New York City for the third year in a row. On Saturday, the 8th of June, get ready to ascend to the apex of opulence as you step into the glowing Bay Room, on the… Read More »
By Anne Krebiehl MW As part of our week-long focus on viticulture, we return to a vintage piece by Anne Krebiehl MW, first published in WFW67 (March 2020), which explores some of the exciting developments in research into Pinot Noir clones in Burgundy and Champagne. Viticulture special: Marco Simonit—A lesson in substance and style Viticulture… Read More »
Are you prepared to partake? Presented from this perspective, probably not. Yet, all I’ve done is invite you to my humble kitchen table and serve you a £8,905 fill (7.5cl) of 2008 Domaine Leroy Musigny. While I’ve been honest, I may not have been detailed enough. Your suspicion is warranted as my description may have… Read More »
The lover of Dionysos who gave his name to ampelography. By Stuart Walton Stuart Walton on the Greek mythological figure of Ampelos, the lover of Dionysos who lends his name to the scientific study of grape varieties. The deity disposing over wine in Greek mythology is Dionysos, a late Thracian import to the pantheon, who… Read More »
Spain’s Cepa 21 winery in Ribera del Duero has been targeted in an act of sabotage that reportedly sent 60,000 litres of wine gushing onto the cellar floor. Police from the country’s Guardia Civil were investigating the attack at the winery, located in Castrillo de Duero, Valladolid, which took place in the early hours of… Read More »
Website: https://theresaeccher.com/en/ Theresa Eccher is the name of Daniela Conta Eccher’s grandmother. With her husband Andrea Panozzo, Daniela began this winery in 2013 on the northern side of Etna in Solicchiata, at 800 m. They started by purchasing a prephylloxera vineyard and have since expanded. Ginevra, Daniela and Andrea’s daughter, has now also joined the… Read More »
Our viticulture week continues with a review of Un Point C’est Tout, a new film from radical French nursery, Pépinière Bérillon. By Jamie Goode In the second piece in our week-long series on viticulture and viticulturists, Jamie Goode reviews Un Point C’est Tout (“That’s All”), an urgent new film produced by the radical French nursery… Read More »
Two decades have passed since Paul Giamatti’s character significantly impacted Merlot producers in the Oscar-recognized comedy Sideways. ‘If someone orders Merlot, I am leaving,’ a furious Miles yelled. ‘I will not be drinking any ****ing Merlot.’ Data from Sonoma State University indicates that after the film’s debut, Merlot sales in the US market experienced a… Read More »
Website: https://www.benanti.it/en/ One of the key wineries in Etna is Benanti, having had a hand in the modern renaissance of the region. The winery as we know it today started with Dr Giuseppe Benanti, a pharmacist who set up his own winery named Tenuta di Castiglione on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. His choice… Read More »
I don’t taste the cask samples of the new vintage of Bordeaux en primeurs, for quite a few reasons, but I do like the opportunity to assess the new vintage once it’s in bottle. 2021 wasn’t a vintage that got the trade terribly excited. It was viticulturally challenging: there was frost at the beginning of… Read More »