The cult estate behind one of Italy’s finest, most elegant wines. By Robin Lee Robin Lee visits Montalcino and finds Poggio di Sotto in an important moment of transition. In its essence, Montalcino is one of the easiest appellations to understand. The wines produced here are like the place, and at its best, Brunello di… Read More »
Politicians, wine writers, sommeliers, and trade professionals from across Europe gathered to celebrate Croatia’s record medal haul at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Tugomir Majdak, State Secretary for Agriculture, was among the dignitaries that gathered at the 5-star Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Istria for the special event. Guests tasted the best wines from… Read More »
On a rainy October day in Alsace, Lars Daniels and I headed up to meet three producers working in the north of the region. We dodged heavy showers to look around the vineyards then did a joint tasting, including some of the most interesting wines of the trip. Website: https://mochel.alsace/ This domaine is now run… Read More »
A tasting in Stockholm confirmed the prestige cuvée’s place among the Champagne elite. By Simon Field MW Simon Field MW reports from a thrilling tasting of all 21 released vintages of Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill. Champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced, the imagination is equally stirred, the wits become… Read More »
The winners of this year’s search for the best places to drink wine in six global regions. By David Williams The World of Fine Wine is happy to announce the winners of the World’s Best Wine Lists 2024 Regional Category Awards. The winners were chosen as the best establishments in 19 categories in each of… Read More »
Website: www.vinsboxler.fr We visited Domaine Justin Boxler with Charlotte Boxler, who now runs the domaine with her cousin Florent Wiss. They are based in Niedermorschwihr and have vines in Grand Cru Sommerberg (near the village) and also Pfoeller, Brand, and Wineck-Schlossberg. Justin was the grandfather of Charlotte, and he was the first to bottle wines… Read More »
Rare Bordeaux, Burgundy and California wines have featured in a Christie’s auction of ‘last treasures’ from the Avery family’s private cellar. All lots offered in the London-based auction found buyers, said Christie’s, with total sales reaching £2.57m, including buyer’s premium. Bottles in the collection were acquired by different generations of the family that is behind… Read More »
An exhilarating tasting of one of Burgundy’s most historic domaines. By Neil Beckett An awe-inspiring, century-spanning tasting at the domaine made a compelling case for Clos des Lambrays as one of the five top grands crus of the Côte d’Or. Neil Beckett reports. Burgundy is history. No French wine region is more steeped in it.… Read More »
Tasting with the young vignerons of Cairanne Cairanne is a dynamic appellation and there are quite a few young winegrowers operating here. I met with a few of them at Serre-Blanc, a recently acquired domaine headed by a 30-year-old pilot called Charles Aubert. It was a really interesting tasting on a beautifully sunny March afternoon.… Read More »
Bordeaux oenologist and wine consultant Nicolas Vivas has recommended adding the Refošk grape to a list of varieties allowed in the famous French region’s wines. His comments came three years since six ‘new’, non-Bordeaux grape varieties were approved for use on Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur wines, as part of efforts to help producers adapt to… Read More »