Wine Reviews
Bruno Giacosa is nicknamed "the teacher" in Italy and he heads the school of wine made with a view to the long-term. These are wines specifically intended to grow over time, where nerve and breeding, slow evolution and steady aromatic development, are the dominant traits. To enjoy the result of all of this, patience is required: Giacosa’s wines...
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It was in this bodega that the new Priorat movement began. René Barbier is considered the father of “Modern Priorat”, an era which started in the late 1980’s and crystallised into the “Clos” movement. He was the first to have real belief in the area’s potential to produce world-class wines. Barbier was a visionary who brought together and...
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Warre's is the oldest British port shipper in Oporto. The company started out by bartering English wool and cod in exchange for the soft wine from the Minho region, today known as "vinho verde". The company was founded back in 1670. Warre’s ports are considered to be among Portugal's finest. Most of the grapes come from their own estate, the...
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Serge Hochar produces one of the best wines in the world…not in Bordeaux, not in Napa or the Moselle.. but in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Its name is Château Musar, it was founded in 1930, and it is considered to be Lebanon’s best winery. It has 180 hectares of vineyards growing at an altitude of 1,000 metres in Bekadalen to the north of...
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This bodega was founded in the mid-90's in the magical town of Porrera, Priorat, by singer Lluís Llach and Enric Costa, who passed away recently. They released their first vintage in 2000 with a trio of wines, well recognized by wine enthusiasts familiar with this region's modern classics. To these they recently added a fourth, "vila" (village...
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If any bodega in Spain combines quality, history and uniqueness unlike any other, it is certainly Vega Sicilia. Little did Don Eloy Lecanda imagine, back in 1864, that nearly one hundred and fifty years later, the wines of the bodega he founded would be among the most prominent, iconic references on the international wine scene. Their wines are...
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One of the country's old traditional wineries located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta, which was officially founded in 1890 by the Artacho family and Don Rafael Carreras. This important piece of Spanish wine history houses over 4 million bottles, produced in its 300 hectares of vineyards. It is well worth a trip to the area to understand how the Spanish...
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This Catalan bodega, part of the Pons Group, is located in the Costers Del Segre appellation area, in the south of the Lleida region of Les Garrigues, known and appreciated for its production of fine olive oil. The bodega is an example of architectural and technological prowess, unrivaled in the area, and its wines have brought a region, which...
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This bodega was created in the 90's when the Priorat Renaissance was in full swing. The bodega is family owned and managed and combines a passion for honesty in its wines with a single minded commitment to the terroir. Founded by Pere Rovira, it is currently managed with great resolve by his daughters, represented by the well-known figure of...
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Château d'Esclans is a splendid 700 acre property located in the La Motte area, north of St. Tropez in French Provence.
The domaine's owner, Sacha Lichine, is the man behind the rosé revolution which has taken place in Provence over the last decade. He has placed his provençal rosés at the same quality level as the great red and white wines, as...
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