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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

EATER

Chardonnay represents approximately 70% of vineyards and (almost always) makes up 100% of Blanc de Blancs Champagnes, characterized by its exclusively white grape composition. acre vineyard adjacent to the winery purchased back in 1935 and largely considered one of the region’s most exceptional terroirs.

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Celebrating Women In Wine

Sante

One of Laura’s many passions is to learn more about high altitude viticulture, the vineyard soil microbiome and wine ageability. Grapes are selected and hand-harvested from the best blocks of the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. ” Trimbach “Réserve” Riesling 2017. Photo credit: Penny Weiss.

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Touring the Douro Valley with the Symington Port Family

Sante

From Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim to the home of Graham’s , Quinta dos Malvedos, we tasted the Symington’s four port brands and their newer dry wines, walked the vine rows, and explored the vineyard estates.?. Charles and his team focus on the micro-terroir of small vineyard blocks. Photo credit: Deborah Grossman.

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??3 Delicious Ways to Pair Sauternes Wine with Food You’ll Love

A Wine Story

Recently, at a press dinner for the leading journalists of the world, our host served Sauternes with dessert. The unique weather of the Sauternes region allows Noble Rot to proliferate throughout the vineyard that helps ripe grape to desiccate, concentrating its sugars. But times change. Madame Janin would not be pleased.

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Earth Day, Living With The land

The Wine Knitter

Globally, more wineries than ever before are contributing their efforts to maintain sustainable practices in the vineyard and wine production. The world’s most wide-ranging wine sustainability code, SCWI, has served as an inspiration for numerous other countries and wine regions. Conserving Biodiversity in the vineyards 4.

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Tasting Wines With Count Cinzano

The Wine Knitter

Gently rolling hills dominate the landscape of Tuscany, famous for its medieval towns, wine vineyards, striking cathedrals, and the birthplace of renowned artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Leonardo da Vinci. The village of Montalcino sits high up on a hill with vineyards sloping down into the valley.

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Celebrating Women In Wine

The Wine Knitter

One of Laura’s many passions is to learn more about high altitude viticulture, the vineyard soil microbiome and wine ageability. Grapes are selected and hand-harvested from the best blocks of the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. ” Trimbach “R é serve” Riesling 2017 This is 100% Riesling.