*Blossom point. Not released each vintage. From the Fechner family vineyard in Moculta, Eden Valley.  24 hours skin contact during the making. Bottled un-fined. Chaffey Bros Wine Co, BLÜHEN PUNKT, Gewürztraminer, Eden Valley, 2024 Pale …

As I mentioned Yesterday, I tasted 51 American Pinot Noirs earlier this month. The design was to taste through the wines blind, which means that I did not know which wine was ever in my …

Eva Longoria, Jean Reno, Dominic West, and Zabou Breitman captivated the 700 buyers present at the Hospices de Beaune wine auction, driving the bidding for the “Pièce des Présidents”—sold in support of two charitable organizations—to …

The Tenuta Frecciarossa estate, southeast of Casteggio, where self-sufficiency is the goal. It’s a wine lover’s dream. Oltrepò Pavese, in southern Lombardy, has a fascinating hilly landscape, a mosaic of vineyards contoured by woodland, a …

The legacy and the road ahead Saskia began the masterclass by taking the audience back over 150 years, to when the Rothschild family first started making wine at Château Lafite, the Pauillac first growth, in …

New release: Cristal 2016 ‘2016 reminds me of 2002,’ says Louis Roederer cellar master Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, comparing the latest release to the ‘packed structure and concentration’ that characterised one of Champagne’s most lauded vintages of …

Mount Etna viewed from the estate of Ciro Biondi in Trecastagni. ‘The future of wine at world level is Italy,’ declared Luigi Moio, president of the OIV (International Wine Organisation), professor of oenology at the …

I’m often asked by folks visiting New York, “What’s the best place to go get a cocktail?” Of course, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer here and I’ll need to know more about whether they’re looking for …

Over the past handful of years, one of the biggest trends in bourbon has been the proliferation of high-proof, cask-strength whiskey releases. Before they’re packaged, whiskeys are usually diluted with water to bring them down …

Thanksgiving is arguably wine’s favorite holiday. Across the U.S. many tables will boast the traditional trimmings of turkey with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and whatever greens you’ll be making the children eat before they …

In the context of the beer industry, a soft launch is how one might describe trialing a new brand. Step one: Choose a test market. Step two: Give away a bunch of samples. Step three: …