The Josmeyer name is well-loved and enjoys huge respect among wine lovers Рfor good reasons. Founded in 1854 by Aloyse Meyer as an extension of the family restaurant business, the company became a very important n̩gociant. It was renamed Josemeyer to honour the second generation, Joseph Meyer, in 1963, by which time the name
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In general wine tasters and especially wine drinkers spend little time thinking about how we generate the taste of wine. Normal drinkers just decided whether they like the wine or not, obsessed wine tasters have one hundred and one other questions but rarely this one. But at least for curious, how human beings can make
After the excitements of the last year – great work trips, organising a tour to Friuli and Veneto, missing most of this due to me being in hospital in Italy, MW study and exams, and more – Janet and I decided we would look for a summer break organised by someone else. I believe this
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Photoblog – Spectacular Cortina d’Ampezzo VinoVIP 2017 was held at Cortina d’Ampezzo high in the Dolomites in northeast Italy. I have written about the conference but one of the real draws is the spectacular location. Let’s get in the mood with a photo gallery and, below, a video of the panorama. Video of the panorama
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When do you drink those special bottles? Once you have built up a bit of a wine collection, the issue becomes when do you drink those special bottles? You may only have one of each. Or a bottle you have stored may have become become ridiculously expensive in the meantime. Or a bottle represents a
Taking the temperature of Italian wine: VinoVIP July 2017 Recently I was a guest of the Italian wine magazine, Civiltà del Bere (English website here), at VinoVIP 2017, held in spectacular Cortina d’Ampezzo, high in the Dolomites. You can see my pictures of Cortina here. I contributed to a session on Communicating Complexity (of
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It is often said that wine is best shared with friends. In the light of this when I was sent sample bottles of wines from Viticcio I decided to hold a tasting with a small group of wine lovers, experienced tasters, to exchange views on the wines. Here is what we thought. By way of
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Barolo Vigna La Rosa – beautiful name apart – is a single vineyard on the Fontanafredda estate in Serralunga d’Alba within the Barolo DOCG. Since 1998 the estate has been owned by the Farinetti family of Eataly fame, purveyors of Italian gastronomic products around the world. The estate became fully organic in 2007 and
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Champagne Castelnau, the substantial Rheims-based cooperative which produces 9m bottles a year, has just had a brand-refresh. The new, clean, attractive labels have been updated. The refresh is intended to take the brand forward in the competitive market of the second decade of this century. Here is the old and the new: The new design
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Andover Wine Friends made a pilgrimage to The Harrow, Little Bedwyn last night. We were treated to outstanding food and a great range of wines, mostly in magnums, which we brought with us. Here is the menu, the wine list … and a few random jottings on the wines from me. A few personal
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