Planet Grape

JANUARY 9, 2020

All prices are standard retail. 2014 Tenuta Regaleali Rosso del Conte Contea di Sclafani Sicilia Italy $78. 2015 McIntyre Merlot Kimberly Vineyard Arroyo Seco Monterey California $25. 2017 Merisi Petite Sirah Diener Vineyard Lake County California $60. 2016 Jermann Vintage Tunina Venezia Giulia Italy $66. Winery Direct.

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Sante

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I swear I fell in love this wine before I checked its price. 2016 Volver La Mancha Single Vineyard Tempranillo ($15). 2014 Secondo Marco Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso ($28). Prices listed are generally SRP or from wine-searcher.com. 2012 Clos Triguedina “The New Black Wine” Cahors ($112).

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The Wine Knitter

AUGUST 25, 2020

WASP began with 96 members in 2015 and has grown to 396 members representing about 45% of Alentejo’s vineyard area. Alcohol: 14% SRP: $12 WASP Highlight: Casa Relvas uses sheep to control weeds during the vegetative rest period of the vineyard, reducing the need for hydrocarbon-dependent herbicides. Alcohol: 14.5%

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A Wine Story

JANUARY 17, 2021

Whether consumers responded to Malbec’s rich, ripe concentration of flavor, the whisper of vanilla and toast from French oak, or the affordable (around $15 – 20 price) Argentine Malbec was a quick hit. Today the Norton vineyards, managed by Mr. Langes–Swarovski’s son Michael, have over 680 hectares under vine.

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A Wine Story

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Margo grew up in vineyards so she knows vineyard management, and what it takes to grow vines and make good wine. When she finishes university and after some time observing vineyards around the world, she’ll settle in at Vintage Longbottom. Her physical location, and that of her vineyards, are now in the Adelaide Hills.

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A Wine Story

MAY 18, 2022

My dad and uncle Fili worked in the vineyards on weekends, and I helped out as a kid. And no doubt, some remain buried deep in the earth, perhaps near the Tenuta di Artimino vineyards itself. Vineyards are planted at a higher altitude, resulting in more acidity. How did the professor get there? “It

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A Wine Story

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Roman soldiers planted vineyards as they built roads in what we now know as Southwest France. The Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Pyrenees mountain range frame the French Malbec vineyards. For simplicity, producers group vineyards into three key categories: The vallée, the coteaux, and the limestone plateau.

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A Wine Story

JANUARY 3, 2021

If so, you may be curious why the sight of earthworms burrowing into moist, dark vineyard soil has anything to do with the elegance of the finished wine. The emphasis Recaredo places on single vineyards, indigenous grape varieties for its Spanish sparkling wine, and long maturation may seem “trendy.” …long maturation may seem “trendy.”

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Sante

OCTOBER 14, 2019

2017 FEL “Savoy Vineyard” Anderson Valley Chardonnay ($48). 2014 El Coto de Imaz Rioja Reserva ($20). 2014 Museum Cigales Reserva ($21). 2014 Vinas del Vero “Secastilla” Somontano Garnacha ($40). 2015 Ramey “Rodgers Creek Vineyard” Petaluma Gap-Sonoma Coast Syrah ($65).

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Sante

DECEMBER 17, 2019

2017 Fort Ross Vineyard “Sea Slopes” Sonoma Coast Chardonnay ($27). 2014 Frescobaldi “Massovivo” Toscana Vermentino IGT ($28). Prices listed are generally SRP or from wine-searcher.com. Refreshing and clean fruitiness with a pleasant savory note in the finish. 2018 Pfendler Petaluma Gap Chardonnay ($45).

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

This week we feature 13 from a half-dozen countries in various styles from various grapes, and with prices ranging from $13 to $83 – something for everyone. NV Sterling Vineyards California Rosé ($22). 2014 Barone Pizzini “Saten” Franciacorta ($37). NV Francois Montand France Blanc de Blanc Brut ($13).

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Sante

OCTOBER 28, 2019

2016 Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Blanc de Blanc ($22). 2014 Long Meadow Ranch Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($55). Prices listed are generally SRP or from wine-searcher.com. But the result here is good – Prosecco fruitiness and Cava-style crispness. NV Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut ($19).

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Sante

DECEMBER 11, 2019

2014 Frescobaldi “Nippozzano Vecchie Viti” Chianti Rufina Reserva ($28). 2016 Mi Sueno “Lynn’s Vineyard” Mt. Prices listed are generally SRP or from wine-searcher.com. Fresh, spicy fruit with good acidity – a fine choice for an everyday house wine. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon ($95).

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Sante

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

2018 Clos Pegase “Mitsuko’s Vineyard” Carneros Chardonnay ($30). 2014 Clarendelle Saint-Émilion ($19). Prices listed are generally SRP or from wine-searcher.com. Pleasant with good mouth feel, a little fruity-sweet. 2016 La Valentina Pecorino Colline Pescaresi IGT ($17).

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EATER

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I’ve been guilty of this very thing, having gravitated far more toward so-called “grower Champagnes,” humbler bottlings (in production scale, not necessarily price) in which the wines are produced by the estate that grows the grapes. These house Champagnes represent a broad range of prices, each one readily available in the U.S.

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Planet Grape

OCTOBER 30, 2019

2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Wild Ferment Malagousia Thrace – Greece 92 , $44.99. 2017 Markou Vineyards Savatiano Attiki – Greece 91 , $15.99. 2014 Sella & Mosca Tanca Farra Alghero – Sardinia Italy 91 , $26.99. 2017 Acroterra Santorini Cyclades Islands – Greece 94 , $47.99. >READ: MASTER SOMMELIER CATHERINE FALLIS.

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