Chinese investor Peter Kwok buys seventh Bordeaux vineyard
By Barnaby Eales originally posted on January 8, 2018 Chinese investor Peter Kwok has acquired his seventh vineyard in Bordeaux with the purchase of Château Bellefont-Belcier – a Grand Cru Classé estate in Saint-Emilion. Château Bellefont-Belcier is 13.5ha estate located between Château Larcis Ducasse and Château Tertre Roteboeuf on the ‘south coast’ of Saint-Emilion. Vignobles […]
Alice in Wine Wonderland
By Alice Feiring originally posted on January 6, 2018 Insightful article on natural wine making and the importance of its’ birthplace, Georgia! Since 2011, the region has seen an increase in natural winemakers from 5 to 80. They’re also enjoying an 80 percent increase in all exports (natural and conventional) since 2013 – Mana Wine […]
GRAPES OF WRATH: A TALE OF MONEY, WINE AND MURDER IN NAPA
By Tracy Smith originally posted on January 6, 2018 After historical fires in Napa this past fall, the valley was hit with yet another disaster. Murder. As tech tycoons, Wall Street guys and celebrities flood the region in an attempt to make their own mark in the wine world, greed is at an all time high […]
2018 Predictions: Boat Christening Is the New Sabering, Wine Robots Learn to Love
Posted by Wine Spectator: January 5, 2018 What does 2018 have in store for drinks in pop culture? We predict wine movie sequels, a subway perk to ease your miserable commute, a surprise Nobel Prize winner and more. Hard to believe it, but it’s been one year—as opposed to, say, 10—since Unfiltered made our bold wine […]
Auction highlights: The most expensive wine lots of 2017
Can you guess which bottles ranked as some of 2017’s highest selling fine wines at auction? Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses reveal their top wine lots of the year… Christie’s top wines of 2017 Last year Christie’s auction house held 16 live wine auctions all over the world, including London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris […]
Your Next Lesson: California Grenache
By Eric Asimov Originally posted December 29th, 2017 We’re not terribly worried about how to spend this chilly NYC weekend thanks to the recommendations of Eric Asimov’s Wine School – Mana Wine From amontillado we go to a much more contemporary sort of wine, grenache from California. Also known as garnacha in Spain, where the […]
Wine Enthusiast’s 18th Annual Wine Star Award Nominees
Help celebrate Sommelier/Wine Director of the Year Retailer of the Year American Winery of the Year European Winery of the Year Importer of the Year and many more at a black-tie gala in Miami on Monday, January 29, 2018 Each year, Wine Enthusiast honors the individuals and companies that made outstanding achievements over the past year in the wine and alcoholic beverage world. […]
If You Do Anything in 2018 …
By Matt Kramer Originally Posted January 2, 2018 Never mind resolutions. How about temptations? Allow me to offer a few possibilities. If you read one wine book in 2018, read this one. Most of us have slogged through all sorts of wine books; I’ve perpetrated a few myself (eight, to be precise). Too many wine books—most […]
The 25 Essential Wines of 2017
By Jon Bonne Orginally posted December 20, 2017 If at PUNCH we hesitate to casually drop the word “best,” we do love to talk about what’s new and what’s delicious. And new, especially, matters a lot in wine today. Wine is dynamic, and today, more than ever, the wine world is guided by curiosity and […]
7 Wine Resolutions for a Better 2018
By Michael Grayden + Nikole Herriott originally posted December 27, 2017 We did it! We made it through 2017! Not without quite a bit of wine though, and if 2018 is anything like this year, there’s going to be a lot more of it. That’s why New Year’s Wine Resolutions are more important than ever. Sure, we can make […]