At Château Phélan Ségur in Bordeaux's St.-Estèphe appellation, managing director Veronique Dausse invited us in for a private tour of this well-appointed 1860s château, including a visit to the Irish Room, which honors the heritage of Irishman Bernard Phelan, who bought the estate in 1805 and whose son, Frank, built the château.
Winemaker Chris Carpenter gives us a look at Lokoya's new Cabernet plantings in Wurtele vineyard, as well as some 25-year-old vines planted on the uncommon Freedom rootstock.
Few pairings are as happy as cheese and wine, and some matches are straight-up sublime. Case in point: Fresh goat cheese and tangy Sauvignon Blanc. Find out why they're a match made in heaven!
At this historic Napa Valley property, winemaker Trevor Durling introduces us to the BV1 vineyard parcel and explains how canopy management is improving the quality of Cabernet grapes here.
We caught up with chef David Charrier of Les Belles Perdrix at Château Troplong Mondot in St.-Emilion to talk about his New York inspirations, his culinary philosophy combining traditional and contemporary French techniques and his greatest challenge in the kitchen.
At Château Cheval-Blanc in St.-Emilion, technical director Pierre Olivier-Clouet shares a bottle of the iconic Bordeaux estate's 2011 vintage and talks about how cover crops, biodiversity and agroforestry are being employed to prepare the property for continued success.
For new wine lovers, a traditional waiter's key can look like a Swiss Army pocketknife of confusion. Wine Spectator makes it easy with this simple visual guide to using a corkscrew. And now that you know how to open a bottle of wine, it's time to invite some friends! Be sure to check out our guides to opening sparkling wine and screwcaps too!
Earlier this year, fourth-generation California vintner Joel Gott bought the historic Edge Hill vineyard and winery in Napa's St. Helena appellation from the Rudd family. Gott explains what makes this property so special, and his plans for the vineyard's unique field blend of grapes.
In the St.-Emilion appellation on Bordeaux's Right Bank, Château Troplong Mondot general manager Aymeric de Gironde invited us in for a taste of the estate's 2018 vintage and a chat about Troplong Mondot's terroir and commitment to biodiversity.
At Right Bank Bordeaux icon Château Cheval-Blanc, technical director Pierre-Olivier Clouet invites us to St.-Emilion for a look at Cheval-Blanc's vineyards and a chat about terroir and the first-growth estate's lesser-known but not-to-be-missed white wine, Le Petit Cheval Blanc.
Credit: Filmed and edited by Petrus Desbois
At one of California's original Napa cult Cabernet wineries, new owner Kate Green and longtime winemaker Helen Keplinger are restoring an old vines parcel of mostly Cabernet planted in 1957. Find out why they hired international vine pruning specialists Simonit & Sirch to assist with their labor of love, and where they'll go from here.
Tame the summer heat with this refreshing cocktail made with white Port wine, tonic, mint and a slice of orange.
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