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[ 1𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗥𝗨 ] 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮 1𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲? ✨ In #Burgundy, wines are classified according to the quality of the terroir where the grapes are grown. 🍇 Premiers Crus appellations account for around 10% of Burgundy wines. These oenological gems are always linked to the name of the village where the vines are planted. ✍🏻 On the label of a bottle of Burgundy Premier Cru #wine, you'll see: the name of the appellation followed by the specific name of the village where the vines are planted. 🍷 Premiers Crus wines come from parcels carefully selected (climat) for their exceptional quality. Located on well exposed slopes and benefiting from ideal geological and climatic conditions, these #vineyards produce grapes of incomparable quality.

Colore by BIBI GRAETZ is one of the new Italian wines that is trying to jump into fine wine category. For sure it’s a very challenging aim to go for it using little known Ansonica grape. How many good wines do we know from Ansonica aka Insolia? 🤔The small, 80-year-old vineyard on the small island of Giglio. The vines stand on a bed of rocks and granite sand less than 50 metres from the sea. The wine is very delicate and even boring in the nose, with complexity on the palate. Oranges, lemon zest. sea salinity, dried herbs. Interesting to observe how this wine will perform on the market.

“Allegretto Vineyard Resort - the vineyards here are planted in different directions, and with different spacing between the vines and the rows. It was sensory and metaphysical in determining what each grape variety desired. You may think this is rather esoteric; however, when you taste the wines, the magic will enlighten you in your experience.” Read more about it in the newest edition of the book Exploring Wine Regions: The Central Coast of California. #winelover #winetasting #winesofcalifornia

Would you like to win a beautiful hardcover edition of "The Wines of Germany"❓ https://lnkd.in/giDeEijD 🏆 One of you is going to win a copy of Anne Krebiehl’s beautiful hardcover edition of The Wines of Germany that includes full-colour photographs and maps. From the book description: 🌍 This historic wine nation at the heart of Europe produces a diverse range of wines – Riesling above all, but also compelling Spätburgunder, aka Pinot Noir, and Silvaner, amongst others. 🍾 Yet in the minds of many it is still associated with mass-produced sweetish plonk. 🌟 But following a bruising twentieth century, German wine over the past thirty years has experienced a renaissance. 🌿 In The wines of Germany, master of wine Anne Krebiehl takes us with her on a journey through vineyards clustered along the country’s many winding rivers to uncover this new world of German wine. 📜 She begins with a thorough explanation of German wine law – a subject so complicated that it can alienate all but the most dedicated wine enthusiast – taking a historical perspective and showing how current moves to review the law could considerably simplify it. 🥂 It is only right that Riesling, the light and aromatic grape synonymous with this country, gets a chapter all to itself, as does Spätburgunder. 🌱 Plantings of this grape doubled between 1990 and 2010 to make Germany the third-largest grower worldwide. 🍾 As an enthusiast for Sekt, Anne is keen to explain how far from the tank-produced wines of past decades this sparkling wine has come, with artisan winemakers across the regions returning to the old methods to create bottle-fermented Sekts of quality. 👇 All you have to do is: 1️⃣ Like this post 2️⃣ Tag someone in the comments below who might also be interested in winning the book 3️⃣ Follow me on LinkedIn Cheers! And good luck🥂 Natalie This contest is in no way affiliated with LinkedIn. Anne Krebiehl MW Académie du Vin Library Inter Beaujolais Deutsches Weininstitut, The German Wine Institute i.e. Wines of Germany worldwide #natdecants #WinesOfGermany #GermanWine #Riesling #Sekt #WineEnthusiast #WinABook #HardcoverEdition #WineLover #Giveaway

Smallest wine region in France the Jura About a 7.5-hour drive from Utrecht we find the smallest wine region in France, the Jura. One that is often skipped, partly because it is literally in the shadow of Burgundy. The Jura Mountains are wedged between Burgundy and the Swiss border and are named after the Mesozoic period. The wine-growing zone is located on the first hills of the Jura. Not surprisingly, the wines show some similarity to Burgundy, but also to Swiss wines. But there are also distinctive wines. Think of the vin jaune, vin de paille or Macvin de Jura. Guyot pruning The Guyot pruning method gives a relatively low yield but the quality of the grapes is great. Although the result of this pruning is good, the method is relatively easy. Wine regions Roughly speaking, the Jura, the smallest wine region in France, can be divided into one region and three sub-appellations. But it also has three product appellations. It has only 2,000ha of wine growing area. https://lnkd.in/estdEuwa

Would you like to win a beautiful hardcover edition of "The Wines of Germany"❓ https://lnkd.in/gtBZnAWV 🏆 One of you is going to win a copy of Anne Krebiehl’s beautiful hardcover edition of The Wines of Germany that includes full-colour photographs and maps. From the book description: 🌍 This historic wine nation at the heart of Europe produces a diverse range of wines – Riesling above all, but also compelling Spätburgunder, aka Pinot Noir, and Silvaner, amongst others. 🍾 Yet in the minds of many it is still associated with mass-produced sweetish plonk. 🌟 But following a bruising twentieth century, German wine over the past thirty years has experienced a renaissance. 🌿 In The wines of Germany, master of wine Anne Krebiehl takes us with her on a journey through vineyards clustered along the country’s many winding rivers to uncover this new world of German wine. 📜 She begins with a thorough explanation of German wine law – a subject so complicated that it can alienate all but the most dedicated wine enthusiast – taking a historical perspective and showing how current moves to review the law could considerably simplify it. 🥂 It is only right that Riesling, the light and aromatic grape synonymous with this country, gets a chapter all to itself, as does Spätburgunder. 🌱 Plantings of this grape doubled between 1990 and 2010 to make Germany the third-largest grower worldwide. 🍾 As an enthusiast for Sekt, Anne is keen to explain how far from the tank-produced wines of past decades this sparkling wine has come, with artisan winemakers across the regions returning to the old methods to create bottle-fermented Sekts of quality. 👇 All you have to do is: 1️⃣ Like this post 2️⃣ Tag someone in the comments below who might also be interested in winning the book 3️⃣ Follow me on LinkedIn Cheers! And good luck🥂 Natalie This contest is in no way affiliated with LinkedIn. Anne Krebiehl MW Académie du Vin Library Inter Beaujolais Deutsches Weininstitut, The German Wine Institute i.e. Wines of Germany worldwide #natdecants #WinesOfGermany #GermanWine #Riesling #Sekt #WineEnthusiast #WinABook #HardcoverEdition #WineLover #Giveaway

What do some of the world’s most complex, ageworthy and in-demand wines have to do with a pair of muddy boots? Today marks the start of our Burgundy 2022 campaign. A day when wines from some of the smallest - and most famous - vineyards in the world go on sale. A day when, after months of working with producers, tasting through hundreds and hundreds of wines, they can finally be added to your cellar. It’s an exciting day, made all the more so because the wines are exquisite. Our Burgundy Buyer Adam Bruntlett reckons these are the best wines he has tasted in over a decade of working in the region. And one of the reasons why these wines are so fantastic is the mud. Soil. Dirt. Earth. Terroir. Call it what you will, what the vines grow out of is crucial to how the grapes develop, how they taste, and the ultimate quality of the finished wine. This particular pair of boots comes from Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, thrown off at the end of a day of hard harvesting in the fields. But the dirt that makes Burgundy so special is found throughout the region, albeit with little variations in composition that have a huge influence on the style of wines from different villages. Over the coming weeks we’ll be providing insights into Burgundy, some of the producers to keep an eye on, as well as exploring how best to build a cellar based around these fabulous bottles. Ultimately, the focus is on whether the wines taste good. The answer for 2022 in Burgundy is they do, they really do. And that’s partly because of the dirt. #Burgundy #finewine Image by Jason Lowe

--- Available on the O.W.LOEB Trade Wine List --- Probably one of my favorite wines from Jean Baptiste Boudier : his Pernand-Vergelesses 2021. Assemblage from three different plots in Pernand : Vignes Blanches, les Pins and Devant les Cloux. Grown on clay and limestone. Fermented and aged in barrel (10% new oak). 👁 Colour is pale with green reflects. 👃 The aromas are built on citrus and orchard fruits, raise with minerality and liveliness. 👄 The palate reveals orchard fruit with white flowers. The wine is fresh, zesty, with a good tension.