The Jura Wines of Domaine Baud Génération 9
Jurassic in name, if not in age.
Domaine Baud Génération 9 is one of the go-ahead wineries, led by a younger generation, that is transforming the face of wine.
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South Africa’s Winning Winemaker
Andrea Mullineux is bullish on chenin blanc.
In 2016, Andrea Mullineux was named International Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine. In addition, she was invited to join the Cape Winemakers Guild, an exclusive group of 47 of the country’s top winemakers, recently serving as its chair.
Why You Should Be Wary of Wine Traditions
Weasel words.
Tradition and traditional are powerful concepts in marketing wine and many other products. A commodity or service described as traditional is something that has been around for a long time and is so good that it hasn’t changed; it has survived intact because its quality has been endorsed by generations. Here’s why you should be skeptical of the terms.
NUVO’s 5 Steps for Buying Natural Wine in Government Liquor Stores
Four bottles to keep an eye out for.
Here are NUVO’s five steps for finding fantastic natural wine at your local B.C., Ontario, or Quebec alcohol monopoly.
5 Ridiculously Luxurious Wine Accessories
For when a bottle of Dom just isn’t enough.
Apart from a standard corkscrew and a basic stemmed glass, wine accessories are luxuriant but totally unnecessary. Here are five of the most fun—and totally unnecessary—accessories available to today’s hedonist.
Island Wines Are in Season
Seasonally ambitious drinking.
What then are the attributes that define the island wine style and why are they perfect for drinking right now? That would be the soils and the winds.
Orange, Skin-contact Wines Secure Their Place
Wines with skin in the game.
Orange wines are polarizing; they are the Marmite of wine—not to everyone’s taste and quite off-putting to some people.
Counterfeiting Quality
A wine by any other name.
In March 2012, FBI agents raided the suburban Los Angeles home of wealthy wine aficionado Rudy Kurniawan and discovered a factory for counterfeiting wine.
