by Wine Explorer | Nov 4, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: The Oldest Grape Blind Tasting with Julien Miquel Wine In the Ancient World This week, in celebration of our Ancient Wine Collection, we’re going on a tour of wines in the ancient world with an excerpt of our book “Everything You’d Ever Care to Know About...
by Wine Explorer | Oct 28, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: Sparklers of the Fall The “Sixth Sense” of Wine Tasting with Julien Miquel What Is Cava? How Is Cava Made? Sparklers of the Fall If the fall of 2020 was all about pinot noirs, the fall of 2022 has been heavy on the sparklers. Perhaps it’s all the Chinese...
by Wine Explorer | Oct 21, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: What is Terroir? The Key Classic Wine Regions around the World Red Wine Styles: Rhône Versus Bordeaux. What’s Important to Know? Bordeaux Vs. Rioja – Which wine is for you? 3 Simple but Essential Tips to Pairing Wine & Food This week the team is all quite...
by Wine Explorer | Oct 14, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: The Importance of “Old Vines” with Julien Miquel How Phylloxera Destroyed European Wine How American Rootstock Saved the Day Did you know that Argentine malbec is one of the last truly “French” wines? Most European wines today, even those famous French ones,...
by Wine Explorer | Oct 7, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: Non-Alcoholic Wine with Julien Miquel The Bonner House in the Calchaqui Valley Grapevine Bud Break Here in the northern hemisphere, the breezes now come with a chill, and the leaves on the tree outside our window are shifting gold. Down in northwestern...
by Wine Explorer | Sep 30, 2022 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Contents: An Introduction to Pinot Noir Thomas Jefferson: Father of American Wine with Julien Miquel Pinot Noir Abroad Understanding Alsatian Pinot Noir Our Favorite Alsatian Pinot This week, in honor of the upcoming cellar reopening for our Ancient Wines Collection,...
