Food & Wine - 8 Luglio 2020 A Great Russian River Vineyard and the Memory of a Beloved Son Live On Merry Edwards is one of those living legends in the winemaking world of California that changed the way wine consumers viewed The Golden State. As Napa Valley became known for Cabernet Sauvignon, the more northern wine region of Sonoma County quietly carved out a name for Pinot Noir within Russian River Valley, a wine area […]
Food & Wine - 12 Marzo 2020 J. Lohr Vineyards: Becoming a Wine-making Pioneer with a Salt-of-the-Earth Outlook Jerry Lohr’s humble beginnings have always influenced his focus with his family company J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; making delicious wine that is offered at an affordable price. The next generation is starting to expand into premium bottlings of single vineyards to show the world the range of their quality yet never forgetting the values that got them here in the first place.
Food & Wine - 30 Gennaio 2020 As European Wine Tariff War Comes to a Head, We Worry About American Businesses The threat of the US imposing 100% tariffs on European goods such as wine and olive oil is still alive. These tariffs could possibly go through before February 15th. Should this happen, they will likely destroy many small American businesses as well as hurt the American economy and American wineries.
Food & Wine - 11 Dicembre 2019 Many Paths Can Lead to A Great Life, and There Are Many Ways to Make a Great Wine All of the different sections of the vineyards at Campogiovanni looked different; how the vines were spaced, how they were trellised, how densely they were planted. At one moment Leonardo was pointing to vines that were over 50 years old and the next he was motioning at those that were planted in 1986, or in 2008, or even others that were just recently planted.
Food & Wine - 7 Ottobre 2019 Pinot Wines from the Volcanic Soils of Germany Arne talked about the patience of the area of Burkheim and the knowing wisdom that it is better to see how things settle instead of to jump to a bad decision, even if it means that it will take a couple of generations to see the benefits. He spoke about fighting the push to plant more Pinot Noir instead of the whites like Pinot Gris or Pinot Blanc because of a trend towards warmer weather despite Baden being recently hit by a few cool vintages too...
Food & Wine - 10 Agosto 2019 Bringing Success Back Home with Campania Wines There are many impressive things about Giuseppe Pagano and his wine company, San Salvatore--a winery 100% powered by solar panels; their constant drive to lower CO2 emissions; their use of wine boxes made from recycled paper; the fact that they provide restaurants and a local luxury beach hotel with the variety of organic produce that they grow--among others. But the one thing that outdoes them all is the location of their vineyards within the UNESCO site, the Cilento National Park. The park is surrounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea with San Salvatore’s vineyards sitting amongst forests, ancient olive trees, and volcanic rocks shooting up from the earth.
Food & Wine - 1 Luglio 2019 When an Australian Female Winemaker Is a Symbol for Sense of Value in Puglia In her early 20s, a strong, talented female winemaker from Australia was determined to avoid the path of marriage and kids so she could focus on her career and achievements in the wine world, until she found herself in southern Italy where she fell in love with not only an Italian man, but also the traditional old vine vineyards of Puglia.
Food & Wine - 6 Giugno 2019 Bordeaux Wines: The Vintages That Almost Break Us, Help To Shape Us Those sections of our lives that we consider the good times are not the ones that typically shape our lives in the most profound ways, but it is those sections of our lives that bring us to our knees and challenge us in every way that can not only bring meaning to our lives, but also make us better. The same can be said for the varying vintages of the classic wine region of Bordeaux.
Food & Wine - 11 Maggio 2019 The Italian Rosato (Rosé): How Native Grapes Are Finding New Life Drinking wine doesn’t always coincide with our politics, and our politics can be enriched if we take the time to think about our choices in wine. There is no better wine to get us there than Italian rosé (rosato) wines with their serenity balanced with generosity and the array of diversity of grapes and styles.
Food & Wine - 25 Marzo 2019 Chianti Classico with an Italian Heart and Jewish Soul The winery Terra di Seta is part of an organic farm located in the Castelnuovo Berardenga commune in the province of Siena, Tuscany. A married couple runs the winery, the husband, Daniele Della Seta, can trace his Jewish lineage in Rome for over 2000 years while his wife, Maria Pellegrini, is a third generation winemaker...