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Moulin-à-Vent: Proof That Terroir Is Real
Moulin-à-Vent: Proof That Terroir Is Real
"Have you ever wondered if terroir — the concept that grapes can express the site-specific traits of soil, sun-exposure and rainfall in a wine — is real? I certainly have. I love the concept. It makes wine-drinking more than just a pleasure pursuit … it creates an intellectual puzzle as well. The problem is that it rarely shows itself. Sure, winemakers and importers love to tout the terroir of this vineyard and that one, but when the day is done — far too often given all of the talk — their Riesling tastes like a Riesling. Their Pinot Noir, just as anonymous as most. "I’ve come to believe that...
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Château du Moulin-à-Vent: An Emblem of the Appellation
Château du Moulin-à-Vent: An Emblem of the Appellation
ST. HELENA, CA (August 7, 2014) — Wilson Daniels, a premier wines and spirits importer, welcomes the arrival of Château du Moulin-à-Vent to the global portfolio. Château du Moulin-à-Vent, a historic, family-owned winery located in the renowned Moulin-à-Vent appellation at the southernmost tip of Burgundy, produces 100 percent Gamey Noir à Jus Blanc from Champ de Cour, La Rochelle, Les Vérillats, Les Thorins, La Roche and Les Caves. Château du Moulin-à-Vent has changed hands only twice in its 300-year-long history, in 1911 and again in 2009, when the Parinet family purchased the château. Jean-Jacques Parinet and his son, Edouard Parinet,...
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PODCAST: A Beaujolais Primer
PODCAST: A Beaujolais Primer
Located north of Lyon in eastern France, the Beaujolais wine region overlaps Burgundy in the north and Rhone in the south. The steep Beaujolais vineyards run along the Saone River on mainly granite terrain. Listen to the live podcast, A Beaujolais Primer, below. [audio url=http://www.graperadio.com/podcast/GR-ENG-USA-2014-07-07.mp3]Play Audio[/audio]
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19 Delicious Bottles of Wine Under $50 to Uncork Right Now
19 Delicious Bottles of Wine Under $50 to Uncork Right Now
These bottles all scored more than 90 points and taste like wines three times their price. By Sara L. Schneider, Janice O'Leary on April 10, 2020 Photo: Courtesy of Wally's Many of us have been drinking through our cellars over the recent weeks of quarantine and might be getting to those bottles we aren’t quite ready to touch just yet. Or that aren’t quite ready for us to touch them. We decided we needed an influx of quality wines at weekday prices—$50 and under. Enter our good friends at Wally’s Wine & Spirits’ who happened to have the same thought....
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