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Insights
What You Need to Know About Buying Wine Directly from Barrels: Fractional Sales
En-primeur (EP), also known as wine futures, is a method of purchasing wine while it’s still ageing in barrels. For…
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Italy
Campania wines, the ideal hunting ground for Italian White Wines
In the Italian wine scene, white wines from Tuscany, Piedmont, and Sicily tend to get most of the love—though what…
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Germany
Making sens of the German sweet wine category
Germany is renowned for its Riesling, which accounts for almost one-quarter of its vineyard area, making it the world’s largest…
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Insights
German Icewine its global development and its possible demise
The sweet wine category is a treasure trove of incredibly complex, mouth-watering, and inviting wines. Naturally sweet wines, or Residual…
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Germany
How do you know your German Riesling is dry? Two Letters GG
Germany presents a challenge to many wine consumers and experts alike. In contrast to other countries, which classify their wines…
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Burgundy
Clos Saint Jacques a missed Grand Cru
The famous 6.7-hectare vineyard Clos Saint Jacques produces some of Burgundy’s finest premier cru red wines. And as fate has…
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Viticulture & Winemaking
An Introduction to Biodynamic Viticulture
Biodynamics is a form of agriculture based on a set of pseudo-scientific ideas with an emphasis on the use of…
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Italy
Nebbiolo and Barolo: a dance of the grape and the land.
Nebbiolo is the pride and joy of Piedmont in northwestern Italy. Its name, linked to the Italian “Nebbia” or fog,…
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Insights
Ode to Rhône river wine
Proximity to a body of water is crucial for grapes to thrive in many regions worldwide. The benefits of rivers,…
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Insights
The legacy of Phylloxera: The root of Europe’s viticulture
In the annals of European viticulture, one name stands out as the herald of disruption and transformation: Phylloxera. This minuscule…
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