Wine Technique

Our Wine Director, David Allen MW, Tastes a lovely mature Pomerol – Chateau du Domaine de l’Eglise Pomerol 2012. N.B. Our apologies for the fact that David didn’t put the microphone on his shirt – alas from where it is on the desk it seems to have picked up quite a bit of road noise!

Chef Dave Beran of Pasjoli in Los Angeles prepares a roasted rack of lamb, served as chops with roasted grapes, fennel and olive butter—all fine-tuned to go with a Gigondas. Wine Spectator’s Hilary Sims and Julie Harans explain how adaptable this recipe is for home chefs and why a Grenache-based wine makes for the ultimate

After a brief rain on Sunday, we’re running our wind machines today in our Alexander Valley vineyards. Soil moistures are low and the wind helps to remove any additional access moisture on the grapes and vine canopy. Video recorded on iPhone 4. These machines are also used as frost fans in spring. To view full

Middle Brow, known for its beers, is now adding to their roster with natural wines. Here with more on this and to prepare a wine cocktail for us, Middle Brow Partner Pete Ternes.

Amazing time-lapse video of the intricate wallpaper installation at Jordan Winery’s dining room, which required papering over floor-to-ceiling molding and several oculuses. Read about the massive remodel project on our blog: https://blog.jordanwinery.com/jordan-winery-unveils-new-dining-room-by-geoffrey-de-sousa/ Updated by renowned designer Geoffrey De Sousa of San Francisco, the dining room at Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Healdsburg now provides an

Frank Cornelissen explains the process by which he replants his oldest vineyards on Mount Etna as grapevines dies. He stresses the importance of maintaining existing plant material in the old vineyards and how he takes cuttings from the best vines and propagates them. Selection Massale is the process by which vines are propagated based on

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SWAG ALERT: Get yourself, or better yet a great gift for a friend, Dalmore engraved Glencairn Glass or 2 or 4 Click here https://amzn.to/2QZfVNU Several years back SMTV visited Richard Paterson in his Whyte & Mackay hideaway in Glasgow. In part 1 of this 2 part segment we start to get a glimpse inside the

The first taste of wine is not to see if you like it, but to make sure it isn’t corked or faulty. @sober_somm

Today our Wine Director David Allen MW tastes a wine from an iconic California winery whose future appears to hang in the balance at present. The wine in question is Ravenswood Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel 2018. Ravenswood Winery is a Californian wine producer, located in Sonoma County in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains.

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