When Sylvie Spielman started her winemaking career in the late 1980s, she was one of only a few women in the Alsatian wine industry. Things were tough for these early pioneers. Now, some three and a half decades later, the ratio of men to women is about 50/50, according to winemaker Mélanie Pfister. While more […]
Five winemaking women of Alsace (#winophiles) Read More »
Grenache, Grenache, Grenache. Or, if you’re in Spain, Garnacha. Lately, everything’s been coming up Grenache. Not surprising considering the growing popularity of this thin-skinned, late-ripening grape that loves hot, dry environments – southern France, almost all of Spain, southern Australia, Sardinia (where it is known as Cannonau), California, Washington and recently, China, Mexico and Israel.
Sipping Maury Vin Doux Naturel in strawberry season (#Winophiles) Read More »
Chardonnay is that wine that people most love to hate. Have you noticed? Maybe because there’s so much of it, or because commercially produced Chardonnay has given the grape a bad rep. The grape is adaptable to a variety of lands and climates, and in the cellar, Chardonnay becomes a blank slate for winemaking styles,
Keeping it simple with #pureChablis (#winophiles) Read More »
As the largest wine region in France, Bordeaux has thousands of estates making millions of cases of wine annually. But to investors and other “serious” collectors, only 100 or so châteaux, those producing first-growth or premier grand cru wines, are worthy of attention. Of course, these top-quality wines carry price tags to match. What if
This Francs Côtes de Bordeaux lets the fruit shine through (#Winophiles) Read More »
You know Cabernet Franc. Sure, you do. Cab Franc is that bit player in classic red Bordeaux – the gray-haired dude singing backup vocals to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, his famous offspring. Long appreciated in the Central Loire Valley of France – where it’s bottled as a single varietal under various place names (Chinon, Bourgueil,
Old World vs New World Cab Franc: Game on! (#WinePW) Read More »
