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Wine Spectator – News and Features.- Dangerous Spring Frost Hits Burgundy (Wine Spectator) April 22, 2019The aerial photos look pretty, but there was nothing pleasurable for Burgundy vintners during the long nights of April 4 and 5 and again over the weekend of April 13 as they banded together to fight a potentially damaging spring frost. In some vineyards, countermeasures or good luck prevented extensive harm. In others, young tender buds were badly damaged.In […]Bruce Sanderson
- Restaurant Talk: At College Restaurants, Students Run the Show (Wine Spectator) April 19, 2019Class is in session—until midnight. That might sound like drudgery, but it's all part of the lesson plan for hospitality students eager to gain experience in real restaurant settings—the elite somms and ace chefs of the next generation. At many universities, the future tastemakers enrolled in hospitality and culinary programs don't even need to lea […]Brianne Garrett
- Bordeaux Vintners Excited About 2018 Wines, Uncertain About Futures Campaign (Wine Spectator) April 19, 2019Bordeaux could be excused for feeling smug in the wake of the annual barrel tastings introducing the 2018 vintage, the world's first chance to taste the wines before futures go on sale. Early reports compare the wines to recent excellent vintages.Wine Spectator's lead taster for Bordeaux, James Molesworth, has spent two weeks in the region, meeting […]Suzanne Mustacich
- Earth Day in a Big Way: Wastewater Worms, 21 Million Trees and Cabernet All Day (Wine Spectator) April 18, 2019Wine country has a knack for turning every occasion into a party, but with the world of wine going all-in on green practices, Earth Day is shaping up to be especially epic. The annual celebration of the environment falls on a Monday this year—April 22—but wineries in California are making a weekend of it, if not a week, month, or just an everyday jam going f […]
- After the Notre-Dame Fire, Wine Industry Rushes to Help (Wine Spectator) April 18, 2019Updated April 22François-Henri Pinault said it felt like a blow to the gut; his teenage daughter had cried and his 82-year-old father mourned. The owner of Groupe Artémis and scion of one of France's wealthiest families was speaking to a Europe 1 reporter Tuesday following the shocking, extensive fire at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. "We felt tha […]Ben O'Donnell
- Wine Talk: Pink Jams to Cab Franc (Wine Spectator) April 17, 2019In today's wine world, some winemakers are considered rock stars by their fans. But only a few winemakers really are rock stars. Better known as P!nk, Alecia Moore is one of the music industry's most recognized faces. A three-time Grammy winner, she has sold over 90 million records since her solo debut in 2000. She is currently performing on her […]James Molesworth
- Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk (Wine Spectator) April 16, 2019The Mediterranean diet is associated with many health benefits, including protection against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and even depression. Many wine drinkers are also fans because the diet includes moderate wine consumption. Now, a new report published in the European Journal of Nutrition suggests that the diet might also help reduce the risk […]Lexi Williams
- Charles Bieler Revs Up Pink '66 Cadillac for Great American Rosé Road Trip (Wine Spectator) April 16, 2019If you're cruising down the freeway and you spot a long-haired dude in a bubblegum-colored 1966 Cadillac DeVille convertible, you might be crossing paths with Charles Bieler, the rosé winemaker who just set off on a 60-day tour around the country to promote pink wine. On Monday, Bieler gassed up his Caddy in Seattle, heading—with his wines—first down th […]
- OperaWine Sings Loud with the Diversity of Italian Wine (Wine Spectator) April 16, 2019"In diversity is our strength." So affirmed Francesco Ripaccioli of Canalicchio di Sopra, the third-generation family estate in Tuscany, in a video interview presented at "OperaWine: Finest Italian Wines: 100 Great Producers." The gala tasting kicked off the 53rd edition of Vinitaly, the annual wine trade fair, which took place April 7-10 […]
- Scott Conant's Lamb on the Grill for Easter (Wine Spectator) April 16, 2019Scott Conant is sitting in a crowded, loud airport with poor reception. "I apologize if you get a lot of talk behind you," he says. Airports are a familiar setting for the busy chef and cookbook author. Between running three restaurants in three states, launching the Sprezza line of cooking and pantry essentials, and appearing on Food Network' […]Brianne Garrett
- Dangerous Spring Frost Hits Burgundy (Wine Spectator) April 22, 2019
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- Wine Spectator – Questions and Answers.
- At what age should I stop collecting wines that should be aged for years? (Wine Spectator)
- What does it mean if a wine has a "bolt of iron"? (Wine Spectator)
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