by Wine Explorer | Jan 15, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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? Côt? Black wine?...
by Wine Explorer | Jan 8, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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 preponderance of Bordeaux (like Mouton...
by Wine Explorer | Dec 25, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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… including a shiraz from Langmeil, home of...
by Wine Explorer | Dec 18, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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 wine expert Julien Miquel has put together an excellent video review...
by Wine Explorer | Dec 11, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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 for “Heineken 0.0%” have...
by Wine Explorer | Dec 4, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
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...
