The Staff of Decanter explain what has made 2015 a truly special year for Northern Rhône winemaking. A panel of tasters has assembled an impressive set of results. Matt Walls writes: This time last year I asked Philippe Guigal, the kingpin of Côte-Rôtie, if he could compare 2015 to another year. He had to reach back […]
Can Faux Food Match the Real Thing? Should it even Try?
In WIRED, Ali Bouzari makes a great case that food should be allowed to stand on its own merits, not forced into an imitation game it cannot win. He writes: Food analogue companies have made some staggeringly impressive leaps. But with a long, arduous road to perfection still ahead, it’s worth considering the option of […]
The Only Book on Champagne You Will Ever Need
The only book on Champagne you will ever need is Champagne [Boxed Book & Map Set]: The Essential Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroirs of the Iconic Region. It’s my go-to source for Champagne info. From Amazon.com: From Peter Liem, the lauded expert behind the top-rated online resource ChampagneGuide.net, comes this groundbreaking guide to the […]
Looking for a Great New Year’s Champagne?
If you know even a little about Champagne, you most likely would name Chardonnay and Pinot Noir as the leading blending grapes of Champagne. But there is another grape–a workhorse, so to speak–that is often overlooked. Pinot Meunier is a genetic mutant of Pinot Noir and accounts for about one-third of the plantings in the […]
Celebrate the New Year with the Right Champagne
The Staff at Decanter.com has written up a list of the best Champagnes for celebrating 2018’s arrival: If you haven’t picked your New Year’s Eve 2017 Champagnes yet, there’s still time. Below, we’ve rounded up our top Champagne recommendations to make your choice easier for the festive season. Plus, see our related links for more ideas. Champagne, of course, comes in […]
$3 Million per Acre in France’s St. Emilion Wine Country?
There has been a fury of deal making in France’s St. Emilion wine country in the last few years. But in 2017 prices are skyrocketing, with reports of sales at 6 million euro per hectare (slightly less than $3 million per acre). The astonishing property market is covered by Jane Anson at Decanter: You could […]
In Burgundy, It’s ‘Raze the House, Plant more Vines’
Wealthy French investors are grabbing up land in Burgundy at a rapid pace. Locals are worried about the influx of outsider investors, but so far the region doesn’t appear to be undergoing the same urbanization effects Bordeaux has seen. Two of France’s wealthiest citizens, François Pinault and Bernard Arnault have purchased adjacent vineyards in Burgundy, sparking the […]
France’s LVMH (think Christian Dior/Krug) Rolls into California Wine Country
Chris Mercer of Decanter writes that LVMH has agreed to buy Colgin Cellars, a well known Napa winery. He writes: LVMH said last night (21 November) that it had agreed to buy 60% of Colgin Cellars, which has around 10.5 hectares of vines. It marks a significant move in Napa Valley for LVMH and its owner, Bernard Arnault, who regularly […]
Best White Wine in France and the World: Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy
Escargot in Puligny Montrachet France,The White Burgundy Capital of the World
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