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The Wonderful Wine of the Forgotten Island
My only prior exposure to Madeira was the bottle of cooking wine my mother kept under the sink, which she occasionally used to enhance sweet dishes taste. Imagine my astonishment, then, upon my first sip of a fine Madeira wine.
Intense Wine from the Volcanic Island of Santorini
When arriving in Santorini for the first time, it’s hard not to let out a long "wow." Purple sunsets, endless blue sea. Everyone can find something to love here. So, is it any wonder I found a wine I fell in love with?
“Full gas in neutral” or refinement and complexity?
Ribera del Duero, where some of the world's finest wines are produced, is located about an hour's drive south of Madrid, but it feels like a different world. Organizing a wine tour there can be challenging, sometimes very challenging. But the effort pays off. Read on to find out why.
Amarone – The Elegant Giant
Valpolicella, is a beautiful region, north of the city of Verona in the Veneto region (not far from Venice). It's also where they produce the giant Amarone wine. It's an incredibly concentrated and powerful wine. A true blockbuster. Enthusiasts of this style of wine, like myself, would struggle to replace it with any other wine...
White wines of the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is full of wide green pastures and along it you can find no less than 300 castles. But not only history exists in the valley, but some of the great wines of France and the world in general.
A 150-year-old tradition is broken. Port 2016 and 2017 are coming to market
Port lovers around the world are confused. For the first time in 150 years, wineries in Portugal released two years of exceptional vintage, one after the other. CEO of one winery: If a special vintage year is such a rare event, then it's no wonder you ask me why the hell you're doing it two years in a row?
Sauternes – Gold in a Glass (Part II)
"Have you tasted Chateau d'Yquem yet?" my partner asked. "Not yet" I admitted. "Listen carefully," he said, "there are excellent Sauternes wines, but Yquem is a league above". At that moment, I decided to take my wife to a wine bar for a glass of Yquem. So much to our disappointment when...
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....
