Uncorked: Good wines we have tasted recently, May 2018
2018-05-28
Uncorked: Under this heading we collect various wines that we have tasted, and liked, recently. It can be wines that we have had during dinner
Uncorked: Under this heading we collect various wines that we have tasted, and liked, recently. It can be wines that we have had during dinner
We have just launched a new and really exciting travel destination: New Zealand. The country is best known for its white wines made from sauvignon
Bag-in-box wines have shorter durability than wines in bottle. And the small sizes, 1.5 and 3 litres have the shortest. These sizes are now becoming
“The artist” himself, Gunter Künstler, is CEO of the company since 1992. He presented in a very humble manner six rieslings from different years and
Italy shot to the top position in 2012, as the country selling most volume of wine into Sweden, and is still there. Not threatened by
How many Sicilian olive varieties do you know? Here are five examples of excellent extra virgin olive oil made with five different varieties on the
Nine new grape varieties have been approved to be planted in the French vineyards. Five of them are old, almost extinct and forgotten grape varieties
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Flavescence dorée is a dreaded bacterial disease that spreads through a grasshopper. It was discovered for the first time in 1949. In France it is
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This is not the story of the Sicilians that decided to stay and try to change things from within. It is not the story about
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Varietal or terroir? Or just “different”? The grape variety was not really important before the New World wines appeared on a larger scale in the
Varietal or terroir? Or just “different”? The grape variety was not really important before the New World wines appeared on a larger scale in the
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