Dear Member, In December of 2019 Will, Julien, and Diego went back to Argentina’s isolated “Calchaqui Valley” to visit our favorite winemakers and discover more wines. The footage they shot, edited by Julien, captures Argentina’s northwestern frontier like you’ve never…
1. The Three Elements of Tasting a Wine 2. What is a “Corked” Wine? And How to Recognize One… 3. When Should You “Decant”? (And why most people get this wrong…) 4. Grape Varieties and Why They Matter 5. Never…
Marrakesh, Morocco We’re on the road in Marrakesh this week, so we’ll keep it short (they’ve been making wine here since the Phoenicians invaded around 4,000 years ago. More on that in a future missive.) But we did want to…
“We just paid $47 for a three-person steak dinner at one of the best steakhouses in the world!” Will reported. Last week, half the Bonner Private Wine Partnership team – Will, Diego, and Julien – were on a whirlwind trip…
Buenos Aires, AR Half the team (Will and Julien) is on the ground in Northwestern Argentina checking in on the growing season (now at the halfway mark) and sampling some new wines from local winemakers. Expect a full report soon……
Baltimore, MD We’re writing to you a little earlier than usual this week regarding a serious matter. What wine(s) will you be serving at Thanksgiving this year? And if you’re visiting friends or relatives for Thanksgiving, then what will you…
Baltimore, MD This week, wine lovers the world over celebrate the release of Beaujolais Nouveau… Curious about just what it is that makes the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau at the conclusion of each year’s harvest such an anticipated event?…
Baltimore, MD C. and I opened up our bottle of Moutard NV Brut last night… Notes of tropical fruits cut by a sharp minerality and a tart bite of apple… Delicious… As we prepared the French collection for our Bonner…
Paris, France Why is pinot noir from Burgundy so much more subtle than pinot noir from California? What two main characteristics do the French look for in their wine? What makes a gamay from Beaujolais such an excellent, less expensive…
Paris, France Sipping a glass of St. Emilion up in the rafters of an old Haussmann building here on the Left Bank. The weather has finally turned here in France, l’été indien giving way to the grisaille parisienne – the…
