Tag: vintage wines

Old bottles from the Goering collection at Cricova, Moldova

Wine is not just a drink | New Brief #207

Were we wrong when we said last month that you should not over-estimate the value of ageing wine? (Do you have ageing-mania?) Cellaring wine doesn’t always give you what you wish for. One reader commented:

Pommard 1875, Chambertin 1858. Domaine Champy Pere & Fils, Beaune, Burgundy

Do you have ageing-mania? | New Brief #206

Many people have ageing-mania. The refreshing flavours of a young wine are undervalued. When we taste wine with travellers on our tours, this question always pops up: “How long can I age this wine?” Should

Tokaj bottles waiting to mature. 1999, 5 puttonyos Aszu

Nine network, wines on a niner

Leaving a troubled 2018 behind for a better 2019? Anniversary wines to go with it. Leaving behind a troubled 2018, both in vinous terms, with difficult weather, and for the world as a whole, it

Vintage champagne despite the heat

2003 launched as vintage year in Champagne by several houses The summer of 2003 in France was very hot and subsequently the grapes in most regions were picked with unusually low acidity. For most people,

Tokaj bottles waiting to mature. 1999, 5 puttonyos Aszu

Nine network, wines on a niner

Leaving a troubled 2018 behind for a better 2019? Anniversary wines to go with it. Leaving behind a troubled 2018, both in vinous terms, with

Vintage champagne despite the heat

2003 launched as vintage year in Champagne by several houses The summer of 2003 in France was very hot and subsequently the grapes in most

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