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Restaurant de la Gare in the village of Guewenheim just west of Mulhouse in southern Alsace and 50 kilometres from Basel and the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland will long stay in my memory as one of the very few restaurants that I have ever been locked in to - somewhere neither of the. More...
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Friday just past saw a bitter confrontation between some of the principal protagonists in the Brunellogate affair in a Face to Face Debate held in Siena. The ones responsible for the scandal are journalists in general and Italian wine writer Franco Ziliani in particular, according to Ezio. More...
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A tasting in London of a selection of Saint Clair’s Pioneer Block Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir with winemaker Matt Thomson (International Wine Challenge white winemaker of the year 2008, pictured above) highlighted several critical factors concerning vineyard site selection in Marlborough,. More...
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See related thread in Members' forum Below are notes on one of the world’s great undiscovered treasures, described in more detail here . The wines described below are more than 20 of the most prominent really sweet PXs made in the Montilla-Moriles region in Andalucia (although look out. More...
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We Masters of Wine went back to school last month with an AGM preceded by a tasting in Vintners' Hall (shown here) of some of Austria’s finest wines. This was held in honour of Pepi Schuller MW’s appointment as the first-ever non-British chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine. Long may. More...
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Absolutely no offence taken, and although the individual mechanisms for formation of solids in wine are different, in pursuit of the original topic, I believe the idea worth pursuing is that there is the potential for change in structure of the molecules in solution, affected by reduced temperature. More...
I don't think the teacup type cork closure is free from TCA taint either...having had a corked Highland Single Malt Scotch twice in the past. More...
Château Gilette with their Crême de Tête Sauternes have used concrete vats to age their wines since the 1930s when the then-owner, René Médeville, couldn't afford other means. The family has continued the tradition. These legendary wines will spend sometimes up to 10 years maturing in this way. More...
