Monsieur Jean-Francois Janoueix. A fabulous winemaker who has expanded the Janoueix empire generating fans from all over the world. He is humble and sweet and generous with his time. He is a humanitarian. He is a legend.
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Pomerol at its best!
Pomerol at its best. Meticulous winemaking by Luc Nubout. With a degree and career as a chemist, Luc returned to the family winery, Château @tailhas, his grandfather purchased. Here he poured his passion into his wines. His old wines are just as fresh as his new...
Drinking red wines-specifically Bordeaux reds!
Drinking red wines-specifically Bordeaux reds.... a very informative lesson from Jean-Marc Quarin.
Claes Bartoldsson is the winemaker for Astad Vingård
“Claes Bartoldsson is the winemaker for Astad Vingård, a set of vineyards and winery, as well as guest house and restaurant, located about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of the city of Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden. He and a consulting oenologist from Germany...
Winemakers tend to put their best bottlings
“Winemakers tend to put their best bottlings—tête de cuvée, they call them—and the best vintages, wines they’re really truly proud of, they’ll put into a large format,” says Joe Robitaille, head sommelier at Bar Boulud in New York City, where he opens one large-format...
Watching a sommelier blindly taste a flight of wines
“Watching a sommelier blindly taste a flight of wines, figuring out their origins right down to the grapevine in a French village, is like watching a magician try to guess your card: You don’t believe it’s possible until they’re right. Then, of course, you want to...
Winemakers are playing music
Winemakers are playing music to their fermented grapes in an attempt to coax more flavor from the bottles. It sounds odd, but they say the waves help improve the way the wine develops. According to National Geographic, a few wine companies are playing music to their...
We asked 9 somms: Is natural wine overrated?
“Natural wines are usually small-production and usually come with a romantic story of a winemaker who has a deep connection with their biodynamic vineyard, and who plays symphony music to their ferments. On the flip side, we’ve all had one of those natural wines that...
From our book!
"As many of you might know, Paul Hobbs is one of the very top wine consultants in the world. He is world renowned as the oenologist to choose if you want to produce extraordinary wines that are notable and distinctive in a class of uncommon quality. And there is...
In 1990 Marcelo Miras caught the attention of…
"Then in 1990, Marcelo Miras caught the attention of Humberto Canale’s third genera on president Guillermo Barzi, who saw a rising star in Marcelo, who started harvesting grapes at age five in San Rafael, Mendoza, received degrees in oenology and frutihorticolas, and...