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Vintners optimistic after strong growing season, but cool, wet weather right after the start of picking is cause for concern
Posted: August 24, 2007 By Jo Cooke
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17 places to get in on the winemaking action, or celebrate the new vintage, in North America
Posted: August 24, 2007 By Heather Morgan Shott
Blogs
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: August 21, 2007 By James Suckling
I was checking my e-mail and drinking a cup of coffee at home this morning and guess who dropped by to leave some samples? Aldo and Franco Conterno. I am sure you know, but Aldo is one of the masters of Barolo at his winery, Aldo Conterno.
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Mild weather has kept the growing season problem-free so far, and quality could be consistently high
Posted: August 16, 2007 By Daniel Sogg
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: August 7, 2007 By James Laube
Initial harvest reports released before and after the grapes are picked are almost exclusively based on analysis from winemakers and grapegrowers. During this time, it's important for readers to remember that when they hear a vintage is "the best vintage ever," it's the winemakers talking.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: May 25, 2007 By James Suckling
I was thinking about 2005 Bordeaux today for some reason. Maybe it’s because most of the top-name 2006s have not been released on the market as futures, and very few people are interested in the wines, except for wine merchants who have to safeguard their allocations? Who knows? Anyway, the 2005s are so impressive.
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White varieties suffered from a heat wave, but the late-ripening reds look strong
Posted: May 23, 2007 By James Molesworth
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Yields are down on most varieties, but grapes were picked ripe and healthy throughout the harvest
Posted: May 23, 2007 By Daniel Sogg
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Yields are lower throughout much of the country's winegrowing areas, but the late-running harvest should result in elegant reds
Posted: May 23, 2007 By James Molesworth
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Some producers fared well despite light crops from drought and frosts, but many vintners are happy to put 2007 behind them
Posted: May 23, 2007 By Daniel Sogg
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A great vintage for some, a not-so-great vintage for others
Posted: May 23, 2007
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: May 3, 2007 By Harvey Steiman
Now that I'm back from Australia, I've compiled the following small but quirky list of highs and lows: Most Pleasant Surprise: Would you believe a serious Australian Merlot? Clarendon Hills Brookman Vineyard 2005, a supple, perfumy, languid mouthful of dark chocolate–infused currant and plum flavors hints at black tea on the very long and amazingly generous finish.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: April 27, 2007 By James Laube
The great alcohol debate of (fill in the year) is once again heating up (pun intended). And that’s a good thing. A well-respected wine retailer in Sacramento says he’ll no longer sell wines with alcohol levels above 14.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: April 24, 2007 By James Suckling
I was lucky enough to drink -- not taste -- a number of other impressive wines during my 2006 barrel tasting marathon in Bordeaux about a month ago, besides the 1961 L’Église-Clinet that I blogged about yesterday.
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: April 19, 2007 By Harvey Steiman
The vines don't look so bad, considering that Australia is suffering its worst drought in memory. The grapes have been picked, for the most part. A warm autumn continues with temperatures in the 70s and 80s under clear skies.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: March 6, 2007 By James Suckling
A wine exporter left an angry comment at the end of my previous blog about the mediocre quality of 2002 Brunello. Some of what he said was so inflammatory that it had to be edited by my office in New York.
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Why does winemaker Roman Roth have Wine Spectator news editor Eric Arnold stirring a barrel of Chardonnay? What effect does lees stirring have on wine? Get the answers as Eric tackles another task at Wölffer Estate on Long Island.
Posted: January 29, 2007
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Follow the steps of harvest as we look back at some of the winemakers (including the Shafers, Merry Edwards and Harlan's Bob Levy) we visited as they were picking and sorting and crushing and fermenting and tasting.
Posted: January 25, 2007
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Posted: January 12, 2007
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To make good wine, you have to start with good grapes. Bedell Cellar's new winemaker, John Levenberg, explains the meticulous picking and sorting process as he puts Wine Spectator's Eric Arnold to work during harvest on Long Island.
Posted: January 10, 2007
