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Ruggeri celebrates its diamond jubilee

08-04-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

For some wineries innovation is optional: for Ruggeri it is indispensable. Founded on 26th June 1950 by the dynamic Giustino Bisol and his cousin Luciano Ruggeri, the firm has played a decisive role in the evolving story of Valdobbiadene and its outstanding terroirs.
Sparkling wines of incredible finesse and breathtaking intensity are its trademark, produced in an UNESCO World Heritage site. Today, 75 years on from its founding, buoyed by global recognition and a plethora of international awards

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Prosecco Superiore: One man's mission to uphold a name

20-04-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

In the beginning, there was only one Prosecco: Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene, recognised (initally as a DOC) by Italian wine law in 1969.
Served in households whose kitchen shelves boasted copies of late restaurateur Russell Norman’s Polpo, it broke into the UK as a cool, casual, unpretentious sparkling wine.
By the late 2000s, demand outstripped supply and in 2009, the original Conegliano Valdobbiadene region was elevated to DOCG status, along with neighbouring Asolo, while a new P

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The Bordeaux 2024 growing season: Punch by punch

19-04-2025 14:00 via decanter.com

The Bordeaux 2024 growing season was extremely challenging right from the start, due to excessive rainfall from winter through spring of 2023/2024.
These tricky conditions continued throughout the spring and summer, right up to harvest.
Our Bordeaux editor, Georgie Hindle, explores the growing season through its various stages and lays out the details of what happened and when.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the code BORDEAUX24

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Red to white: Piedmont's shifting focus

19-04-2025 09:30 via decanter.com

New Gaja vineyards in Trezzo Tinella.In 2015, top Piedmontese winery Gaja purchased 30ha at 650m in Trezzo Tinella, planting vines and building a new 250,000-bottle winery principally to vinify white grape varieties grown in the new vineyards.
While the new facility is only a 15-minute drive from Gaja’s 19th-century winery in the village of Barbaresco, the vineyards here can be as much as 4°C cooler.
Although the initiative is a response to the warming climate, it also represents a hug

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Wine investment: Has the market hit bottom?

18-04-2025 08:34 via decanter.com

Although the fine wine market has shown long-term value growth, the recent price correction has been relatively deep and prolonged.
International merchant Bordeaux Index said prices for the ‘prime’ Bordeaux vintages of 2000, 2005 and 2009 have ‘stabilised significantly’ in recent weeks, however.
Prices have dropped over 12 months, but 90% of the decline occurred in the first three quarters of this period (see chart below). Matthew O’Connell, CEO of Bordeaux Index&rs

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US wineries at DFWE New York: American winemaking at its finest

18-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

The Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) returns to New York on 7 June Saturday, bringing together some of the world’s most prestigious producers for an unforgettable day of tasting. This year’s line-up includes a standout selection of wineries from across the United States, offering guests the chance to discover the quality, diversity and innovation driving American fine wine today.
From iconic Napa Valley estates to pioneering producers in Oregon and Washington, these wineries repre

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The ethical drinker: Let’s talk about bees

18-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

Bees may not pollinate vines, but they still play a role in vineyard health.Irrational fears aside, bees are an important part of any ecosystem, including vineyards. I spoke to beekeepers and vineyard owners to find out why.
‘There isn’t a direct link between the vine and the bee,’ says Victorine Fraisse of Domaine de Villeneuve in Pic St-Loup, north of Montpellier in Languedoc. Her father has been a beekeeper since 1989 and the estate has about 1,000 bee hives. In fact, Vitis

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Maison Passerelle Opens in Printemps in New York City

17-04-2025 17:37 via winespectator.com

Who’s behind it: The first U.S. location of luxury French department store Printemps debuted last month in New York City. Located inside the Art Deco One Wall Street building in Manhattan’s Financial District, the department store features five dining options from rising restaurant group Kent Hospitality Group. The flagship is Maison Passerelle, led by chef Gregory Gourdet, a three-time James Beard award winner. As culinary director, Gourdet is responsible for the other dining o

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South Africa gets serious about great Grenache

17-04-2025 11:22 via decanter.com

Winemaker Anthony de Jager in Fairview's Grenache vineyard‘Anything that moves goes for the Grenache,’ laughs Anthony de Jager of Fairview.
He’s referring to Klein Amoskuil, an organic bush vine block in the Swartland. ‘There’s no water in the area, and Grenache produces big berries, basically sacks of hydration for the birds and the bokke.’
The latter is the Afrikaans term for the duiker antelope. ‘They often chew the border vines right down to nubs; bu

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Rosa tequila: A new style to explore

17-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

In the ever-exciting world of tequila, there’s one category that, while still small, is showing innovation: rosa. Named after their pinkish hue, rosa tequilas don’t have a formal definition, but are widely regarded to be a blanco (white) or joven (gold) tequila lightly aged in red wine barrels.
‘Rosa tequilas are becoming an exciting category as they’re a unique blend of tradition and innovation,’ explains Richard Betts, creator of Tequila Komos. ‘They’r

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Cristaldi: Seeking Napa Valley's best ‘second label’ wines

16-04-2025 11:35 via decanter.com

In Bordeaux, the ‘second wine’ concept is both well-established and well-defined.
These wines, often called ‘second labels,’ are traditionally crafted from lots that don’t make the cut for the château’s grand vin.
Whether the fruit comes from younger vines, less favoured plots, or barrels that don’t align with the stylistic ideal of the flagship bottling, the idea is to preserve the prestige of the top wine while offering consumers a more accessibl

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Global wine consumption falls to six-decade low as inflation bites

16-04-2025 11:19 via decanter.com

The global wine industry faced another year of lower consumption in 2024, with inflation weighing on shopping budgets and traditional major consumers such as France continuing a trend of drinking less wine.
Global wine consumption fell 3.3% to 214 million hl last year, a third consecutive decline to the lowest since 1961, according to estimates by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
‘The effects of lingering inflationary pressures and market uncertainty have affected pri

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Best Manhattan restaurant wine lists: Nine venues to try

16-04-2025 10:17 via decanter.com

While the number of Manhattan restaurant wine lists worth checking out goes far beyond the confines of one article, we’ve rounded up nine of our favourite spots for eating and drinking right now.
The saying goes that wine is best enjoyed with food, and in the realm of exceptional lists, New York is home to some of the world’s greatest.
From long-standing classics to new-to-the-scene seafood counters, Korean fried chicken joints, and more, the city is brimming with versatile wine line

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Top Italian reds: A taste of DWWA excellence

16-04-2025 09:01 via decanter.com

The 57th edition of Vinitaly saw a huge success with a total attendance of 97,000 including more than 32,000 international professionals from over 130 countries.
On Sunday 6 April, a sold-out crowd gathered for one of the fair’s most talked-about sessions – a Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) masterclass led by DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany and Italian wine expert Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW.
A room full of trade professionals, buyers and wine enthusiasts tuned in for outstanding wi

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Interview: Elaine Chukan Brown on new book The Wines of California

15-04-2025 17:00 via decanter.com

Elaine Chukan Brown’s highly anticipated new book, The Wines of California, has been released this week via publisher Académie du Vin Library.
Born and raised in a Native Alaskan fishing village, a long way from the tasting rooms of Napa Valley, Elaine Chukan Brown somehow made California wine country their own.
A writer, speaker, critic and frequent catalyst for diversity and inclusion initiatives in wine, Chukan Brown’s perspective is anything but typical – precisely w

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World-class Chardonnay in Victoria

15-04-2025 12:42 via decanter.com

Gianconda winery in Beechworth, Victoria, AustraliaThink you know Aussie Chardonnay? Think again… While Australia’s generous oaked Chardonnays first won international success, winemaking styles have evolved. Today winemakers across Australia – a vast country that’s home to 65 designated wine regions – produce a variety of unique, terroir-driven expressions of Chardonnay.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the state of Victoria, where Chardonnay is the most-plante

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Baudains: Veneto's viticultural riches

15-04-2025 10:15 via decanter.com

The Veneto produces more wine than any other region in Italy. Even with the downturn caused by adverse weather conditions in 2023, according to official ISTAT figures the Veneto vinified 10.6 million hectolitres.
The region used to compete with Puglia for record annual production, but these days there is no contest.
Thanks to the staggering 660 million bottles of Prosecco (source: Consorzio Prosecco DOC, 2025) and the lion’s share of the 250 million bottles of the inter-regional Pinot Grig

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Katherine Cole: ‘The surest way to ensure wine’s demise is to politicise it’

15-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

While wine’s reputation suffers from its new status as a carcinogen, oligarchs presiding over the Second American Gilded Age engage in hyperbaric therapy, light therapy and cryotherapy. They take longevity drugs, pop supplements, swap out their blood plasma and follow strict diet and exercise regimens.
In this milieu, wine appreciation feels positively transgressive. Why not kick it while it’s down?
The surest way to ensure wine’s demise is to politicise it. And this is already

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Napa Valley College Nears Completion of Wine Spectator Wine Education Center

15-04-2025 00:07 via winespectator.com

You could almost imagine the aspiring winemakers studying. On April 9, a group of Napa Valley College (NVC) donors known as the President’s Circle Giving Society took part in a hard-hat tour of the Wine Spectator Wine Education Center. Funded by a $10 million dollar gift, the largest donation ever made by the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation and the largest gift NVC has ever received, the center will offer hundreds of students the chance to pursue a career in wine.“We are going

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Frescobaldi and Marco De Grazia Team Up on Sicily’s Mount Etna

14-04-2025 20:24 via winespectator.com

Tuscan wine dynasty Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi has bought a minority stake in the pioneering Mount Etna estate Tenute delle Terre Nere in Sicily. Frescobaldi issued a brief statement that said, “Marco De Grazia and Lamberto Frescobaldi come together once again to reflect on how to carry forward the beautiful project Marco began back in 2002.” The statement contained no details or purchase price but rather refers to “a project fueled by friendship, experience, and the d

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Oldest-ever Irish whiskey is released

14-04-2025 13:15 via decanter.com

Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter SixMidleton Very Rare has released the oldest Irish whiskey ever bottled. The Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Six is a 50-year-old single pot still whiskey.
The launch comes just weeks after Bushmills unveiled the oldest Irish single malt to date: a 46-year-old that set a new benchmark for Irish single malt.
Released on 11 April, the new ultra-rare expression concludes a landmark series from Midleton Very Rare that began in 2020.

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Bordeaux 2024: Weather & growing conditions

14-04-2025 12:26 via decanter.com

It’s fair to say the Bordeaux 2024 vintage was a demanding one. It was a brutal year, dubbed a ‘war’ by one winemaker, testing the resolve of even the hardiest vigneron.
It was defined by extreme weather swings that necessitated quick reactions, financial investment, increased labour and a bit of luck.
A record-breakingly wet winter, a bit of frost, a mildew-heavy spring, a fortuitously dry summer, and unwelcome September rains shaped a vintage that required relentless vigilanc

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Tannat Day – Rediscovering heritages; rethinking identities

14-04-2025 11:48 via decanter.com

Barrels of Tannat wine at Cooperativa Vinícola Aurora (Bento Goncalves, Brazil)April 14th was the date chosen in Uruguay to celebrate Tannat, the country’s flagship grape variety. It was on that day, in 1984, that viticulturalist Pascual Harriague passed away; the annual celebration pays tribute to the Basque immigrant (b. 1819) that played a decisive role in the introduction and propagation of Tannat in the South American country that became its second – but arguably better &

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Price cut talk as Bordeaux 2024 en primeur tastings start

14-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

It’s important not to prejudge quality as the official tasting week for Bordeaux 2024 en primeur gets underway, but tough market conditions mean there is already talk of price cuts in the upcoming releases campaign.
Discounts could help ‘rekindle demand’ among consumers, found a survey of global trade professionals by consultancy group Wine Lister.
Respondents called for a year-on-year price cut of around 31% on average, although opinions varied widely. That would follow price

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Best wine to pair with lamb for Easter

14-04-2025 06:00 via decanter.com

Five classic red wine styles to pair with lambPinot Noir
Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah / Shiraz
SangioveseWhat kind of wine goes well with lamb?
Food and wine pairing is highly subjective, which is part of the fun, although considering the intensity of the dish can be a good place to start.
Cabernet Sauvignon-driven wines can offer a sumptuous blend of cassis fruit, tannic structure and acidity to pair superbly with a roast lamb served medium to well-done at Easter.
Alternatively, you cou

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Vermentino 2023 Tuscany vs Sardinia: Panel tasting results

13-04-2025 09:30 via decanter.com

Jason Millar, Michael Garner, and Vincenzo Arnese tasted 83 wines, with 18 Highly Recommended
Vermentino 2023: Panel tasting scores
83 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 1
Highly recommended 18
Recommended 55
Commended 9Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their Vermentino wines from Sardinia or Tuscany, from the 2023 vintage onlyFashionable Vermentino has been making a name for itself in recent years. Native to Italy, the grape is synonymous with Sardinia, which bo

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The rise and return of Italy's indigenous varieties

12-04-2025 09:30 via decanter.com

Growing enthusiasm on the part of consumers, retailers and critics for virtually anything distinctive and irreproducible – in wine as in any other field of culture – has reshaped the Italian viticultural landscape in recent years.
Winemakers have finally gained confidence in the potential of their country’s native varieties, reversing the decades-long tendency to mimic international styles and leading to a gilded age for Italy’s indigenous grape heritage.Notes and scores

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Are the Wine Tariffs Gone? Not So Fast

12-04-2025 00:04 via winespectator.com

You can be forgiven if the current financial markets are making you want a glass of wine. Trouble is, that wine might soon cost more. While the threatened tariffs of 20 percent on all European Union wines and 30 percent on all South African wines lasted less than one day before President Donald J. Trump paused them, tariffs of 10 percent remain in place for almost all wine-exporting nations.With all the changes in trade policy since February 3, it might be easy to get confused. So here’s a

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The best value Bordeaux 2022 wines in bottle

11-04-2025 10:21 via decanter.com

We determine a ‘value’ wine at Decanter if it’s priced at, or below, £20 a bottle – or roughly US$25.
However, it depends whether you’re looking for an everyday drinker, something special to share with friends or open on the weekend, or bottles to invest in or lay down.Scroll down for the best value Bordeaux 2022 in bottle
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Gavi: History in every glass

11-04-2025 08:00 via decanter.com

Versatility and ageability
Renowned as white wine with excellent longevity, Gavi has ‘ageing potential that extends beyond a decade,’ as Maurizio Montobbio, president of the Consorzio Tutela del Gavi, explains: ‘the wine gains depth and persistence’ as it ages, ‘offering a sensory experience distinct from its younger version.’ This also adds to its versatility, he adds: ‘elegant, complex and versatile, it pairs beautifully with structured dishes.’

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