Tag: tasting notes

An Argentine bank note with a 100 peso denomination

100 points! | New Brief #254

There is no such thing as perfection. At least not in wine. If anything, the perfect wine is the one you currently have in your glass. Yet one gets the impression that many are looking

Soil cross-section from a soil pit in Uco Valley, Mendoza, showing a curious mix of sand, clay and rocks

Minerality has nothing to do with soil and geology

The word minerality continues to fill columns and research reports. A new one has explored the concept of minerality by analysing tasting notes from 16,542 Chablis Premier Crus recorded on Cellar Tracker between 2003 and

A cross-section of the soil, loess soil, in a vineyards in Austria

Terroir or Not Terroir? | New Brief #246

One word that stands out in all wine communication today is “terroir”. Wine drinkers claim to find it in the wine, and winemakers strive to express it in their work. All wine enthusiasts know roughly

An Argentine bank note with a 100 peso denomination

100 points! | New Brief #254

There is no such thing as perfection. At least not in wine. If anything, the perfect wine is the one you currently have in your

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