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Buyers Guide to Vintages November 7th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Buyers Guide November 7 By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato, Michael Godel, and Megha Jandhyala November 7 Vintages Release Highlights The WineAlign Crü picked an eclectic bunch of wines out of the November 7 release, with no discernible theme emerging save perhaps for the growing reputation of […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – October 24th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the October 24th, which one would it be and why?” Casal Di Serra Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico Superiore 2024, Marche, Italy$18.95, Connexion OenophiliaSara d’Amato – A transitional white, this organic Verdicchio from its prized appellation in the Marche is lively yet generously […] More
Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Fragrant, Refined, and Not Quite Slender
By John Szabo MS Montalcino is essentially a hill: a 17-by-18-kilometre block of southern Tuscany with a fortified village at 564 metres and vineyards spilling down all four flanks. As Michael Godel reminded a full room at the recent Brunello Forma masterclass in Toronto, the commune is defined as much by what isn’t vineyard as […] More
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Champagne 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.
