Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
In these days of pandemic restrictions, there are very few public tasting events going on. Tastings, generally, are only possible[…]
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Category: Wine Fair or Tasting Event
Germany Vintage 2018 – with a focus on Riesling
The VDP had its annual Weinbörse at the prosaically-named Rheingoldhalle in Mainz a few weeks ago. Two days presenting the[…]
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Making a Discovery at a Wine Fair – It isn’t as Difficult as you Think
Boy, do I get tired of Wine Fair Whinging™. There was a time when I felt that most people enjoyed[…]
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Anteprima Amarone 2015
Talk about high expectations. After the very difficult 2014 vintage in Europe, 2015 has been universally acclaimed on the continent[…]
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Montecucco Sangiovese Comes of Age
Montecucco Historical Tasting In 1998, a small appellation for Sangiovese-based wines was carved from the Maremma. Forged on the slopes of[…]
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Maremma, Che Vini!
Maremma, Tuscany’s Underestimated Corner Driving south from Siena, I enjoyed experiencing the landscape and climate of Tuscany undergo nuanced changes.[…]
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Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps Out of Bulk Wine’s Shadow
Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps out of the Shadow of Bulk Wine The scene: southeast Spain, near to the Mediterranean A scant[…]
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Montecucco: Sangiovese’s best-kept secret
What is Montecucco? We are in the warm south of Tuscany. Here, sandwiched between two well-known denominations specialising in Sangiovese,[…]
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Anteprima Amarone 50° – the 2014 Vintage
Anteprima Amarone 50° – Presentation of the 2014 Vintage It was a tough year, 2014, and not only in Valpolicella.[…]
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Can Amarone Age?
Can Amarone della Valpolicella age? It isn’t as strange a question as it might seem. Not all wines age well,[…]
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