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Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES March 2 Release
Exclusive Interview with Peripatetic Winemaker Paul Hobbs; Celebrate the Best of Ontario at Cuvée in Niagara Falls By John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, Michael Godel and Megha Jandhyala In this report: March 2 Vintages release highlights, including a Croatian delight with rare quintuple alignment, top Tuscan wines from women winemakers […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – February 17 VINTAGES Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from this release, which one would it be and why?” Bertani Catullo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2019, Veneto, Italy$26.95, Mark Anthony GroupDavid Lawrason – No ordinary fruity Valpolicella – this traditionally built example has been aged in large older French oak for a year, […] More
Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES February 17 Release
France Featured, South Africa on Sale, B.C. on Watch By David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato, John Szabo and Megha Jandhyala VINTAGES February 17 mid-winter release is short on heavy hitters but supplies some very good value wines within its regional French feature, and a few elsewhere. While shopping for these wines at my […] More
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Exchange Wine Club SubscriptionChampagne is a region in France and only sparkling wines produced in this region may properly be called "Champagne". Most champagne is made from several vintages and several vineyard sites, and produced by large houses who use this approach to maintain consistency in style, and which are well-distributed around the world. Recently, grower champagnes, made by individual vignerons and putting the accent on individual vintages and vineyards, have become much more fashionable. "Brut" (and "Extra Brut") are the most regarded types of Champagne and the driest. Extra Dry, Sec and Demi-Sec and doux are each slightly sweeter wines.