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8 New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs Under $20
8 New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs Under $20
New reviews of mouthwatering Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs up to 90 points Frenzy Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from select vineyards in New Zealand's Marlborough region. (Courtesy of Frenzy) By MaryAnn Worobiec Feb 4, 2021 Tasting Highlights’ wine reviews are fresh out of the tasting room, offering a sneak peek of our editors’ most recent scores and notes to WineSpectator.com members. Despite the challenges that New Zealand winemakers faced in 2020, it was a pretty marvelous vintage for the Marlborough region. Winemakers report a long and dry growing season with above-average temperatures. And harvest weather was cool and steady, resulting in intense and focused Sauvignon Blancs like the...
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Opening a Bottle: Olivier Bernstein
Opening a Bottle: Olivier Bernstein
THE WINES… Afocused, precise fleet of Pinot Noir from some of the Côte de Nuits’ very best vineyards in Vougeot, Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-St-Denis and most notably, Gevrey-Chambertin. Of the 10 wines they make, seven are Grand Cru while the other three are Premier Cru. In older vintages (2011 and before) you might stumble upon a little Chardonnay, although their focus at the moment is solely on Pinot Noir. …AND WHY THEY STAND OUT Let’s be clear: these wines are not affordable. On the low end, bottles cost $75 (for a village Gevrey-Chambertin). On the high end, $525 (a Grand Cru Chambertin). After tasting their fleet of wines, I hesitated for...
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WORD OF MOUTH: BOLGHERI, TUSCANY
WORD OF MOUTH: BOLGHERI, TUSCANY
TRAVERSING ALL THE SPLENDOR OF THE LESSER-KNOWN ITALIAN WINE REGION Posted by Lane Nieset Posted on29 January 2021 Barolo and Montepulciano oftentimes steal the spotlight when it comes to iconic Italian wine towns, but the tiny, castle-topped home to one of the original Super Tuscans (red blends made in the region)—Bolgheri—is slowly emerging as a favorite, where visitors cozy up in villas along the coast. Before the 1980s, the region boasted one sole vineyard: Sassicaia, known for its Bordeaux-inspired, terroir-heavy reds grown in rocky vineyards. Today, there are 55 wine estates. One of those estates is the glorious Tenuta Sette Cieli (or “Estate...
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20 Wines Under $20: Postcards From Around the World
20 Wines Under $20: Postcards From Around the World
In a pandemic era, when traveling is largely out of the question, these wines, good values all, can take you on a trip around the globe. Credit...Tony Cenicola/The New York Times By Eric Asimov Jan. 28, 2021, 11:35 a.m. ET Good wine has the power to transport. As we now approach a full year locked in pandemic freeze-frame, with many people largely confined within their national borders, wine still provides an opportunity to taste the world. In January, shopping digitally at Manhattan wine shops, I selected 20 bottles priced at less than $20, wines that not only offer great value but also...
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Presidential Pours: A History of Wine in the White House
Presidential Pours: A History of Wine in the White House
The wines served at the White House tell us a lot about the president in office at the time. Our wine columnist considers a recent book on the topic and also offers a roundup of White House favorites to uncork now. VINTAGE STATECRAFT Each president has his preferences when it comes to wine. But the choice of a bottle for a White House function carries a particular political significance. ILLUSTRATION: DENNIS ERIKSSON By Lettie Teague Jan. 9, 2021 12:00 am ET WHEN PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden move into the White House on January 20, what wines will they serve?...
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What does Prosecco Rosé taste like?
What does Prosecco Rosé taste like?
29th December 2020 One of the bubbling over with excitement releases of 2020 was for sure the long awaited arrival of Prosecco Rosé. This globally loved sparkling wine, Prosecco, was now to bless us with a touch of pink and much excitement continues in the industry and for sure from the start of 2021 when they become available for consumer to purchase. “We are big lovers of Prosecco here in the UK, I believe the figure is around one third of what this magical region of Italy produces is shipped and consumed here. From those cheap deal promotions in supermarkets to those...
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2020: Lockdown stories – view from the vines
2020: Lockdown stories – view from the vines
As our lives and horizons suddenly closed in around us, growing more limited in the year of Covid-19, it was perhaps difficult to appreciate what other people ‘out there’, elsewhere in the world, were experiencing and feeling. Peter Richards MW spoke to winemakers in six different nations to find out how they and their teams coped as events developed Peter Richards MWDecember 28, 2020 Erni Loosen during lockdown Surreal. That’s the word many winemakers use about lockdown, a stark new reality that defined 2020: the year that Covid-19 struck. ‘It was like floating in a bubble – your world feels...
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Drink of the Week: Schramsberg 2017 Blanc de Blancs
Drink of the Week: Schramsberg 2017 Blanc de Blancs
STORY: Emma Mannheimer December 26, 2020 For a year-round bubbles drinker like myself, the recent excitement and growth surrounding American sparkling wine is cause for celebration. In California, Oregon, New York, New Mexico, and Michigan, domestic winemakers are producing expressive and terroir-driven bottles of bubbly that prove the category is ripe for exploration during the holidays and beyond. One of the best-known producers of stateside sparklers is Calistoga-based Schramsberg Vineyards, the first California winery to commercially produce a brut sparkling wine made from Chardonnay. Today, Schramsberg’s Blanc de Blancs, a classic style originating in Champagne, France, and produced from 100 percent Chardonnay...
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Top 2010 wines: A decade on
Top 2010 wines: A decade on
There were some great wines made in the 2010 vintage around the world, from Bordeaux and Barolo to Barossa and Napa, so here are 30 top scorers for drinking and also for ageing. Ellie DouglasDecember 23, 2020 Credit: Unsplash / Amy Chen Exclusive Highlights Tastings Home After a decade of ageing, many of the best 2010 wines are only just hitting their stride now, and plenty of these are also expected to keep much further into the 21st century. While 2020 may be a year many of us don’t want to dwell upon, perhaps opening a ‘special wine’ that has...
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A Schramsberg for the Ages
A Schramsberg for the Ages
By Robert Whitley When the late Jack and Jamie Davies purchased the historic Jacob Schram winery in Calistoga, California, in 1965, they embarked upon what must have seemed at the time to be the impossible dream. Their goal was to produce the finest sparkling wine in America at the 100-year-old winery up on Diamond Mountain. They dreamed of a bubbly that would rival Champagne. Problem No. 1, however, was an inconsistent supply of chardonnay. Yet they forged ahead with dramatic results that inspired a number of prominent Champagne houses (Mumm, Taittinger, Moet & Chandon and Roederer, to name a few) to...
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