The Dão: Finding its tao
In the best conditions for grape growing in Portugal, the latest generation of Dão vignerons is making red and white…
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Domaine de Chevalier 1962–2012: Unpicking the stitches in time
Margaret Rand and fellow guests are bamboozled by a tasting of seven red and three white wines from Domaine de…
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Hail, Burgundy
Swallows circle over Meursault. The air darkens. By morning hailstorms have destroyed crops across the Côte d’Or—chairs lie upended around…
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Terroir, Karl Popper, and a greenhouse test
Is it possible to formulate a rigorously scientific test for the theory of terroir, asks Benjamin Lewin MW, as he…
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Roda: Now in full color
Bodegas Roda’s first white wine is as impressive as its lauded reds, says Joanna Simon after trying all three of…
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White Rioja: Survive and prosper
By the mid-2000s, Rioja Blanco seemed to be in terminal decline. Today it’s responsible for a sizeable proportion of Spain’s…
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2014 white Burgundy: A retrospective
Sarah Marsh MW revisits the 2014 white Burgundy vintage. After tasting a range of top bottles from the Côte d’Or,…
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Hybrid vines: In from the cold
Hybrid vines have a checkered past, respected for their cold-hardiness and disease resistance, but suspected of being less natural and…
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