Tag: wine news
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La Place: September releases
La Place (de Bordeaux) has long been the spiritual home of Bordeaux En Primeur releases, yet in recent years, more and more top international producers from Italy, USA, Argentina, Chile, and Australia have been using it as their primary global distribution channel. Discover the September releases so far...Bibi Graetz 'Testamatta' Toscana Rosso IGT ...
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Bodegas Áster: 'Finca El Otero' 2016
Bodegas Áster is La Rioja Alta's Ribera del Duero outpost located in the village of Anguix, Burgos. Founded in 1989, it is one of the most innovative wineries in the region with state-of-the-art facilities that produces world class wines at a fraction of the price of its famous neighbours such as Pago de los Capellanes, Pingus and Vega ...
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Taylor Fladgate Partnership: 2018 Vintage Port Declaration
We are delighted to announce that we have secured a small allocation of the Taylor Fladgate Partnership 2018 Vintage Ports: Taylor's Vintage, Fonseca 'Guimaraens' Vintage and Croft 'Quinta Da Roêda' Vintage. In a live Q&A tasting direct from the lodges in Vila Nova di Gaia; David Fonseca Guimaraens (Winemaker) and Adrian ...
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2011 Vintage Port - Declaring a Legacy for Generations to Enjoy
The top Port Houses have all declared the 2011 Vintage Port, resulting in the first generalised declaration for Vintage Port since the classic 2007 vintage. The Fladgate Partnership has declared for their Taylor's, Fonseca and Croft - “The 2011s stand out for the purity of the fruit and the quality of the tannins, which are silky and well-...
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2009 Red Burgundy - Best Vintage for 10 Years... Or Possibly 50?
2009 RED BURGUNDY - WINE OFFER 2009 is an excellent vintage for red burgundy and has been compared by many influential figures in the trade as being on par with the 1989 and 1999 vintages. When I met Nicolas Potel recently he described the 2009 vintage in terms of quality to be 'somewhere between the 1989 and 1959 vintage.' '2009 is a ...