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Beaujolais' famous grape finds a new home in Australia's cooler quarters. Above, a Gamay block at Lyons Will Estate in midwinter. Of all the things the late Len Evans will be remembered for – and there are many things – being the godfather of Gamay in …
Merlot wine grapes | JancisRobinson.com
With Cabernet Franc, famous as a blending partner for Cabernet Sauvignon, but much more widely planted in Bordeaux than either.Merlot conventionally makes lush, plummy, velvety wine that can soften Cabernet's more austere frame and, usefully, matures much faster. Very much a wine of the times, it enjoyed enormous popularity in the United States in the 1990s and early 2000s – until usurped by ...
Burgundy Red Wine Vintage Chart: 1978 to 2022 - Jancis Robinson
2022. A good to excellent vintage that offers ripe, well-fruited, classical Pinot Noir for medium to long-term drinking. See Matthew Hayes' detailed report here.. 2021
The Wine Society celebrates 150 years | JancisRobinson.com
Mar 6, 2024 · A range of broachable fine wines that has taken 10 years to put together and marks a major anniversary for the UK's favourite wine-buying co-operative is launched today.
Wine vintages | JancisRobinson.com
Vintages. Growing seasons vary enormously from year to year. Here's your free guide to the most relevant vintages in the most significant regions. We think these brief descriptions are more useful than a numerical score.
Cabernet Sauvignon | JancisRobinson.com
The progeny of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, is the world's most famous red wine grape, and most planted of any colour.The 'chocolate' to Chardonnay's 'vanilla', Cabernet is much more positively flavoured than Chardonnay, and ripens much later, so tends to be planted in rather warmer areas. The great distinction of the wine it produces …
Chablis wine region | JancisRobinson.com
Chablis is one of France’s most northern wine regions, producing steely, high-acidity and often long-lived Chardonnay.
Wine maps | JancisRobinson.com
Wine maps of the world. Since Hugh Johnson launched The World Atlas of Wine in 1971, it has sold over 4.7m copies worldwide in eight comprehensively revised editions, four of them co-authored by Jancis. Enjoy exclusive access to these fully searchable maps from the …
Muscat | JancisRobinson.com
The Muscat grape may not be thought of as one of the great international classics but its history is many times longer than that of such newcomers as Cabernet Sauvignon for example. It was almost certainly the grape variety referred to by writers in classical times as being particularly attractive to insects for its heady smell and impressive ripeness.
Cabernet Franc | JancisRobinson.com
I'm not a huge enthusiast of the sexual stereotyping of wines but even I can see that Cabernet Franc might be described as the feminine side of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is subtly fragrant and gently flirtatious rather than massively muscular and tough in youth. Because Cabernet Sauvignon has so much more of everything – body, tannin, alcohol, …
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