We’re deep into the vagaries of international shipping this week. Rather than our usual essay, we’ll leave you with our resident wine expert Julien Miquel as he continues his deep dive on acidity in wine. To refresh your memory, last…
You may know Mexican singer Consuelo Velázquez for her famous 1940s bolero, “Bésame Mucho.” But it was her other bolero, “Amar y Vivir,” (listen to a great version here) that inspired the name of one of the most exciting wines…
**** Julien’s Extreme-Altitude Argentine Collection tasting video is live. Check it out here… **** Word from Diego is that shipments of our new Extreme-Altitude Argentine Collection began earlier this week. [If you’re not on the list to receive this shipment,…
*** Julien is preparing his tasting video for the upcoming extreme-altitude Argentine collection this week. But you can use this opportunity to catch up on his best videos from 2020… Click here… *** What is malbec? Vin de Cahors? Auxerrois?…
*** Partnership members have been weighing in on their favorite wines of 2020! Scroll to the end to see what people are saying… *** The investment potential of a wine is measured in its acidity and alcohol content. Hence the…
Julien is on his vacances de noël. But you can check out his “What We Learned in 2020” at this link… Meanwhile, this week we take one final look back at 2020. We sourced 24 wines… from 20 different regions……
As 2020 draws to a close, we’d like to thank you all for being a part of the Partnership, and take the opportunity to look back on the year. This week, we’ve decided to forgo our usual essay, as our…
Fortune Business Insights reported earlier this year that the market for alcohol-free adult beverages will reach $1.2 trillion by 2027. While the boom is not yet so evident in the US, anyone living in Europe would not be surprised. Signs…
Our recent foray into the Mediterranean Sea introduced us to two lesser-known types of vine pruning – Sicily’s albarellostyle (think little trees) and the koulouri (AKA “basket”) style favored on Santorini. While most wine drinkers focus on grape and terroir, pruning…
*** In celebration of Thanksgiving, we’re re-running our essay from 2019 about the early wine industry in Virginia. *** Sperryville, Virginia The air hangs heavy on the front porch of this old Colonial house. White paint gradually flakes off the…
