New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc – classic and alternative
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Increased attention to subregions and individual style has made this category more interesting than ever. Pictured above, the Appellation Marlborough Wine Collection 2023. Julia writes While Flor tasted many a Sauvignon Blanc at two tastings in London held by New Zealand Wine, my contribution to the notes below comprises the 12 wines selected in a blind tasting held in New Zealand for the ...
Pinot Grigio | JancisRobinson.com
WEBPinot Grigio. This white-wine-producing mutation of Pinot Noir is enjoying a wave of popularity perhaps greater than it has ever known, and certainly on a wider geographical scale, even if it is relatively rarely known by its true French name Pinot Gris. Until recently Pinot Gris was probably known mainly in Alsace (as Tokay d'Alsace), northern ...
Burgundy Red Wine Vintage Chart: 1978 to 2022
WEB2001. Wet summer with some heat spikes. As for red bordeaux from this vintage, a gentle hand was needed in the winery to retain delicacy and not emphasize the already notable tannins. Quite varied quality. Wines from low-yielding grapes will provide exciting long-term drinking but others are gawky. August hail in Volnay.
The World Atlas of Wine, 8th edition | JancisRobinson.com
WEBWine is geography in a bottle and a really detailed wine atlas should be at every wine lover’s elbow. Hugh Johnson assembled the first edition of the magisterial World Atlas of Wine half a century ago and went on to produce three more. Jancis came on board in 1998 and has now been responsible for another four editions.
Merlot wine grapes | JancisRobinson.com
WEBMerlot conventionally makes lush, plummy, velvety wine that can soften Cabernet's more austere frame and, usefully, matures much faster. Very much a wine of the times, it enjoyed enormous popularity in the United States in the 1990s and early 2000s – until usurped by Pinot Noir. Merlot's homeland is Bordeaux where it is the most important ...
Nyetimber, Classic Cuvée Brut England | JancisRobinson.com
WEBAug 28, 2020 · Photos taken from nyetimber.com. Since April 2018, Nyetimber Classic Cuvée has been reviewed in our tasting notes database seven times, with only one score below 17 (which was for a half-bottle). Jancis scored it 17.5 twice. The average score is far ahead of the non-vintage equivalents from Roederer, Bollinger, Pol Roger and many others.
My new glass and decanters | JancisRobinson.com
WEBJun 25, 2018 · To order my glasses and decanters click here.See also where to find them.. 21 June 2023 Today is the fifth anniversary of my wine glass and decanters – see JR x RB glassware turns five. 13 April 2020 French-based wine influencer Julien Miquel of Social Vignerons on our glass.. 4 April 2020 Riesling guru Terry Theise on our glasses. 'Civilian' orders via richardbrendon.com (UK) or https ...
JR x RB glassware turns five | JancisRobinson.com
WEBJun 21, 2023 · It’s much narrower than the young-wine decanter so that the wine’s precious, complex aromas are preserved since the surface area of the wine offers limited exposure to oxygen. It also has a handsome stopper. Richard finessed the designs of these two decanters to match the curvature of the wine glass so they all look really good together.
The story of California Chardonnay – part 1 | JancisRobinson.com
WEBDec 24, 2018 · This is the first of a four-part account of California's most-planted vine variety. See part 2, part 3 and part 4.. Today Chardonnay is the most widely planted, and successfully sold, grape variety in the state of California, and occupies a similar position in the rest of the world, but its rise to such prominence is relatively recent.
Nebbiolo | JancisRobinson.com
WEBIf Pinot Noir is the world's most tantalising grape, Nebbiolo runs it a close second – for very similar reasons. While the red burgundy grape has been slow to travel happily from its birthplace, and is only just showing signs of settling down in places such as Oregon, Australia, South Africa and cooler parts of California, good Nebbiolo wine is still extremely difficult to find outside its ...