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Paris Judgment

The Judgment of Paris of 1976, also known as the Paris Wine Tasting, was a wine competition in which highly respected French judges blind tasted several top-quality wines from the finest producers in ...

Apr 12, 2023 Wine Terms

Rain Shadow

A rain shadow is an area on a side of a mountain that experiences reduced rainfall and dry conditions. This dry area, on the side opposite to the wind, is called the leeward side. Take for example C...

Apr 5, 2023 Wine Terms

Cinco preguntas para Laurent Delassus, International Marketing VP de Opus One

La bodega Opus One es el sueño de dos nombres reconocidos, el Barón Philippe de Rothschild, de Chateau Mouton Rothschild en Burdeos, y Robert Mondavi, el viticultor del Valle de Napa, que juntos quisi...

Apr 3, 2023 Events

Black Rooster

You have probably noticed the figure of a black rooster displayed on bottles of Italian wines from the region of Chianti Classico in Toscana. But, what’s the story behind it and what does it mean? Th...

Apr 3, 2023 Wine Terms

Altitude

Several factors are taken into consideration when selecting a vineyard location and deciding which grape variety to plant, like the climatic conditions that will affect the site. These include latitu...

Apr 3, 2023 Wine Terms

Old Vine

After a vine is planted, it takes about three years for it to produce fruit suitable for wine making. The plant is considered an “adult” from 7 to 10 years old, its most productive age in terms of qua...

Mar 21, 2023 Wine Terms

Maridaje con Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta

Entre homenaje y notas de cata, se parearon cinco cursos en cena con cinco etiquetas de esta bodega riojana Arthur de Lencquesaing visitó San Juan por 48 horas para participar de una cena maridaje en...

Mar 15, 2023 Events

Drappier, toda una revelación

En un Wine Series, sobre 30 socios conocieron los atributos de Drappier, una de las bodegas más antiguas de Champagne. El concepto de Wine Series, sirve de plataforma educativa y gustativa para los ...

Mar 15, 2023 Events

Opus One; una experiencia elegante y apasionada

Febrero comenzó en grande para los socios de la Boutique du Vin con experiencias selectas de la bodega Opus One, una de las más prestigiosas del valle de Napa y del mundo, de la cual Plaza Cellars con...

Mar 15, 2023 Events

Rutherford Dust

In 1938, legendary Russian winemaker André Tchelistcheff arrived at Beaulieu Vineyards [1] in the area of Rutherford [2] in the Napa Valley [3] of California [4] . He quickly noted that the wines fro...

Mar 9, 2023 Wine Terms

Mutation

A mutation is a change in a varieties’ characteristics that occurs when a grape reacts to significant environmental changes in temperature or diseases. This happens mostly when a vine feels “attacked...

Mar 9, 2023 Wine Terms

Crémant

Cr émant is a French term used to describe a group of sparkling wines that are made outside of the region of Champagne [1] . But not all French sparkling wines are considered Crémant! Production la...

Mar 9, 2023 Wine Terms

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