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Biodynamic Wine
Biodynamic Wine
Biodynamic farming, a holistic approach that bans the use of pesticides and artificial additives, produces wine in a sustainable way. It’s better for the environment and better for your conscience. Pierre Morey 2007 Bourgogne Aligote, Burgundy"A bright and fruity white with crisp acidity that shows the lighter side of Burgundy. And you can’t beat French white Burgundy paired with roast chicken."
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The Value Diaries: Wine Spectator’s senior editors share their personal approaches to finding value
The Value Diaries: Wine Spectator’s senior editors share their personal approaches to finding value
Reds and Whites, But Green All Over - For the past year, I've been on a mission to seek out wines made from organic, biodynamic or sustainably farmed grapes. I look for the new Oregon Certified Sustainable Wine logo, now on 2008 whites and to be seen with more frequency on the 2008 Pinot Noirs coming this spring. For Pinot Gris, producers such as WillaKenzie make good quantities for $20 or less. Recommend WinesWillaKenzie Estate 2008 Pinot Gris90 points
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Harvey Steiman’s Recommended Wines From Oregon
Harvey Steiman’s Recommended Wines From Oregon
WillaKenzie 2008 Pinot Gris90 points, Top Value"Pineapple and melon flavors persist into the vivid finish."
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Top values: Oregon whites $25 or less
Top values: Oregon whites $25 or less
Want high-scoring wines that pack a great price-to-quality punch? Browse the best value wines we've tasted in the past six months, along with complete tasting notes. WillaKenzie Estate 2008 Pinot Gris90 points, Smart Buys"Bright and juicy, with pineapple and melon flavors that persist into the long, vivid finish."
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The Best Holiday Bubbles – Crisp and bright and perfect with rich winter dishes, blanc de blancs Champagne is making a big splash this season.
The Best Holiday Bubbles – Crisp and bright and perfect with rich winter dishes, blanc de blancs Champagne is making a big splash this season.
"Behind some of history's greatest cultural contributions-Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, Lord Byron's poetry, and Salvador Dalí's surrealism-you're likely to find an eccentric with a mustache. Such was the case with Eugène-Aimé Salon, the creator of Champagne's first blanc de blancs (white wine made from white grapes, as opposed to blanc de noirs, white wine made from red grapes)." Click here to read the full article.
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The Best Holiday Bubbles – Crisp and bright and perfect with rich winter dishes, blanc de blancs Champagne is making a big splash this season.
The Best Holiday Bubbles – Crisp and bright and perfect with rich winter dishes, blanc de blancs Champagne is making a big splash this season.
"Behind some of history's greatest cultural contributions-Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, Lord Byron's poetry, and Salvador Dalí's surrealism-you're likely to find an eccentric with a mustache. Such was the case with Eugène-Aimé Salon, the creator of Champagne's first blanc de blancs (white wine made from white grapes, as opposed to blanc de noirs, white wine made from red grapes)." Click here to read the full article.
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Charitable efforts in Chianti: Volpaia for Ethiopia
Charitable efforts in Chianti: Volpaia for Ethiopia
A high-caliber Chianti Classico in aid of African children is the bet Castello del Volpaia is making to benefit the “Save the Children” fund. It will devote 100% of its revenue from sales of 1,483 bottles of its finest wine to a community education project whose goal is building 4 schools and digging 4 potable water wells in a part of the Ethiopian desert, Tigray, to guarantee a better future for thousands of children and their communities. The wine chosen for the fund-raising is not your garden-variety: it’s the 2006 vintage of Puro, a collector’s Chianti Classico rating 3 glasses...
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Piedmont Comes of Age
Piedmont Comes of Age
This year, I left my tastings of the wines of Piedmont energized and excited. Simply put, I have never encountered so many delicious wines from so many different producers. In order to understand what is happening in Piedmont it is instructive to look at the last 20-25 years of history. Like many regions, modern technology had a profound impact on the quality of wines beginning in the 1980s, with the widespread adoption of temperature control in fermentation, the reduction of fermentation/maceration times and the introduction of French oak barrels, which also led to shorter periods of oak aging. Barolo and...
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James Suckling’s comments on Tuscany’s 2006 vintage
James Suckling’s comments on Tuscany’s 2006 vintage
"The 2006 vintage really illustrates how Sangiovese has come of age in the past decade, producing great wines in many areas, especially Montalcino and Chianti Classico. Since the classic year of 1997, there have been eight outstanding vintages for the indigenous grape variety: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001 and 1999. And it seems to be getting better and better. As I have reviewed more wines from the 2006 harvest-and tasted the evolution of others-I have upgraded my overall vintage rating for 2006 in Chianti and Chianti Classico from 93 points to 96 points, just behind my rating for 1997."
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James Suckling’s comments on the 2006 Chianti Classico Riservas
James Suckling’s comments on the 2006 Chianti Classico Riservas
"I especially like the 2006 riservas. Some producers obviously take the riserva category seriously, bottling a selection of their best wines or focusing on a top vineyard and then aging the wine an extra year before release. Here are just a few of the 2006 Chianti Classico riservas to look for: the Castello di Querceto Il Picchio (94, $55), the Casaloste Don Vincenzo (93, $70), the Casalvento (93, $29), the Castello di Bossi Berardo (93, $41), the Castello di Volpaia Coltassala (93, $54) and the Viticcio (93, $32)."
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