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Sauternes – Gold in a Glass (Part I)
It was late at night, and I was looking for some candy to mend my heart. The house was dark, and the light from the refrigerator fell on an unfamiliar bottle of wine with a black-gold label. The incredible richness of the wine almost dropped my jaw. That was the moment I fell in love with Sauternes wines.
Port –First Love
When I tell my wine-loving friends that Port is one of the most outstanding wines in the world, they usually respond by raising an eyebrow. But look at the facts – top wine critics give Port wines some of the highest grades in the wine world. Some of those same wine lovers won’t allow me to confuse them with the
A sweet and slightly bitter visit to Tokaji – Part B
No doubt a good wine comes with a price, but $ 40,000 for a bottle of Tokai Ascensia, sounds excessive. However, the winemaker claims that the winery do not profit from the sale of this Ascensia wine (a concentrated extract of Tokaji wine) because producing one single teaspoon of it requires a pound of dried grapes....
Sweet and slightly bitter visit to Tokaji- part A
He asked us to meet him at the gas station, and from there, he would take us for a tasting. Who the hell invites wine critics to a meeting at a gas station instead of at a winery? An adventure in Tokaj, Hungary. That's how it started...
