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Duckhorn

DUCKHORN The Duckhorn Winery is tucked between the Napa River and the Silverado Trail, north of Saint Helena. Dan Duckhorn and his wife Margaret first planted vines here in 1976 and spent almost fifty years...

Wineck-Schlossberg: turning Alsace’s ‘Corner of Wine’

Wineck-Schlossberg, Alsace’s ‘ Wine Corner’ Domaine Paul Blanck, Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, 2017 Wineck-Schlossberg GRAND CRU The Wineck Schlossberg Grand Cru appellation is located in the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr, in the Haut-Rhin department of...

BEAK to TAIL FEATHER a dinner celebrating Duck & Pinot Noir – The perfect pairing

  For Canard I absolutely adore ducks; I’ve nibbled on their webs and sucked on their tongues in Chinese palaces. I’ve eaten their livers “with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” in Italian cucinas....

Wynns of Change

  Wynns of Change The 95 I have a great fondness for the Coonawarra region, heavily influenced by the fact that I worked many vintages there at Leconfield winery in the '90s. I would work...

Inle Mar Ywar Dae Moe, (the rain in Inle)

  အင်းလေးမှာရွာတဲ့မိုး- Inle Mar Ywar Dae Moe, (the rain in Inle) The Morning Road I have been coming to Inle Lake every month since 2019, with an interval during COVID 19, I cannot begin to describe how...

Chateau Angélus Grand Vin Blanc

Chateau Angélus Grand Vin Blanc For wine enthusiasts the world over Chateau Angélus needs little introduction, one of the greatest Right Bank Chateau in the the region; the de Bouard de La Forest family...

Le Dome

  Le Dome ‘The Garagistes’ Change occurs slowly in Bordeaux, many would argue that very little has changed in centuries. However, in the 1990s, after Bordeaux’s right bank had been in something akin to the...

WOW – Wine of the Week: Indigo Burgundy Blues

  WOW - Wine of the Week, Indigo Burgundy Blues Chateau d’Etroyes, Mercurey 1st Cru, Les Velley, 2020 The Appellation d’origine controlee, (AOC) Mercurey was created in 1936 and may be used with the red grape...

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