Is a Sip Worth a Thousand Words?
Words by Professor Barry C Smith Wine merchants, wine writers, and producers all supply tasting notes in prodigious volumes, and…
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From Meursault to Mauritius: An Indian Ocean Paulée
The annual celebration to mark the end of the harvest has spread from the famous Meursault original to all four…
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Interview with Michael Maller, Vin Rouge North Carolina
Michael Maller, general manager and beverage director at authentic French bistro Vin Rouge in Durham, North Carolina, discusses re-designing a…
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Extraordinary Achievements and Revolutionary Thoughts
What sort of texture and why? There have been plenty of consumer surveys on this, too, the results telling us…
Wine, Kitsch, and the Avant-garde
If wine is not art in the way that, say, painting, music, and poetry are art, it thrives somewhere in…
World’s Best Wine Lists Revealed
The World of Fine Wine has announced the winners of its inaugural World’s Best Wine Lists, awarding 322 establishments with…
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Our Idea of Terroir
Myth and legend Without mentioning any names, the new Burgundy guru is such a one. If it’s not already abundantly…
Château Larcis Ducasse 1940–2010: Elegant Exoticism
Larcis Ducasse is one of the few St-Emilion châteaux to have been in the same family for more than a…
