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Plump 2022s from Chablis, Spectacular German Pinots and Napa’s Killer ‘B’s: Weekly Tasting Report
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Plump 2022s from Chablis, Spectacular German Pinots and Napa’s Killer ‘B’s: Weekly Tasting Report

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The 2022 vintage in Chablis confirms that a warming climate challenges the typicity of the region, with Chablis’ saline oyster-shell notes and tensile mineral infusion increasingly giving way to riper fruit accents that verge on bumptious.
Brain on Winemaking: Mastering Minerality
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Brain on Winemaking: Mastering Minerality

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Want to learn more about viticulture and winemaking? Can you taste minerals in wine? Is the Winkler Index for climate over? We got you covered. Matt Brain, a former academic in viticulture and winemaking who now makes wine at Alpha Omega in Napa Valley, is writing a monthly column for us.
Don Melchor’s Enrique Tirado on 2022: ‘An Amazing Vintage’
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Don Melchor’s Enrique Tirado on 2022: ‘An Amazing Vintage’

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James talks with Enrique Tirado, the winemaker for Chilean vintner Don Melchor, about how they made such a precise red in the hot and dry vintage of 2022.
Our Wine Choice: Latta Syrah Columbia Valley WeatherEye Vineyard Piece 2020
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Our Wine Choice: Latta Syrah Columbia Valley WeatherEye Vineyard Piece 2020

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Latta’s newest syrah, the Piece 2020, impressed Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt with its combination of generosity of fruit, freshness and structure – all hallmarks of a great Washington syrah.
Chile Annual Report: Terroir, Tension and Drinkability
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Chile Annual Report: Terroir, Tension and Drinkability

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There has been a subtle shift among the top-scoring Chilean wines, with producers in the country now aiming to make bottles that highlight specific terroirs. These are the wines that speak to our senses with their uniqueness, tension and excellent drinkability.
Stars in the Making in Beaujolais, and Upping the Ante In New Zealand: Weekly Tasting Report
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Stars in the Making in Beaujolais, and Upping the Ante In New Zealand: Weekly Tasting Report

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It’s not often that any wine region gains a great new star winemaker, but Anita Neveu is exactly that for the beautiful but underrated region of Beaujolais.
Great Value Wines: 8 Chilean Cinsaults and Pais for Under $30
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Great Value Wines: 8 Chilean Cinsaults and Pais for Under $30

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There are probably no better grapes than cinsault and pais to best illustrate the essence of drinkability in Chilean wines, and they also both have the remarkable ability to express their unique terroirs.
WINE HARVEST 2024 (PART 2): JAMES SUCKLING SORTS AND FERMENTS CLONES 5 AND 6 IN MARTINBOROUGH, NZ
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WINE HARVEST 2024 (PART 2): JAMES SUCKLING SORTS AND FERMENTS CLONES 5 AND 6 IN MARTINBOROUGH, NZ

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James heads into the winery in Martinborough, New Zealand, to sort his clones 5 and 6 with winemaker Helen Masters.
Our Wine Choice: Château Thivin Côte-de-Brouilly Les Sept Vignes/Kermit Lynch 2022
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Our Wine Choice: Château Thivin Côte-de-Brouilly Les Sept Vignes/Kermit Lynch 2022

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Our Wine Choice this week is a two-for-one deal: two versions of one wine from the same producer, and both wonderful expressions of modern Beaujolais.