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Rheinhessen & Rheingau: Riesling Triumphs After Rain

Rheingau and Rheinhessen produced world-class Rieslings in 2023. The wines are bursting with flavor and delineated by freshness but moderate in alcohol. An initially dry year was drenched in late summer rains, which the late-ripening Riesling weathered with aplomb. Steep, stony slopes of historic renown proved their exalted status all over again. If there is one operative attribute for this Riesling vintage, it is juiciness. In the Rheingau, off-dry and nobly sweet wines with electric acidity are an added bonus. The 2022 Pinot Noirs are some of the best ever.

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia: In Search of an Identity Part II

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Conti Costanti: Montalcino’s Most Historic Estate

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Abruzzo: Trials and Tribulations

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Kumeu River: The Kiwi Dream

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2020 Barolo: Part Two

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South Africa: Where Are We Now?

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A Snapshot of the Antipodes - La Place 2024

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The Rambunctious Catalan Mediterranean and Beyond

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The Magic of 2022 Rosso di Montalcino

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Book Excerpt: The Australian Ark


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La Petite Colombe, Franschhoek, South Africa

La Petite Colombe certainly ranks among the best meals of 2024, and it lives up to the billing. It showcases the dazzling array of ingredients around South Africa and neighboring countries, and the execution in the kitchen is quite brilliant.

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Akoko, London, UK

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Ristorante Langotto, Novello

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The Dysart at Petersham, UK

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Lumière, Cheltenham, UK


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2022 Carpineto Rosso di Montalcino

2022 Carpineto Rosso di Montalcino, 91 points

The 2022 Rosso di Montalcino opens with violet, lavender, blackberry and clove aromas. Soothingly round and pliant, it sweeps across the palate with ripe wild berry fruits and sweet spice. Juicy acidity maintains balance as the 2022 leaves a pleasantly bitter tinge and a fine coating of tannin. (EG)

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1984 Ridge Zinfandel Geyserville Trentadue

The 1984 Zinfandel Geyserville Trentadue is one of Ridge’s more obscure single-vineyard bottlings. This cuvée is a blend of 95% Zinfandel and 5% Petit Sirah that came from a vineyard established by Evelyn and Leo Trentadue.

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