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New Zealand’s Top 25 Most Expensive Wines in 2018

Julien Miquel — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:21:54 +0000

New Zealand, when it comes to wine, is certainly mostly famous for its iconic Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is probably fair-enough in a way, since the Sauvignon grape accounts for over 70% of the country’s wine output, with the region of Marlborough producing by in […]

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Do Wine Candy Gums Really Taste like Wine?

Julien Miquel — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:25:18 +0000

As many of you know, I’m a huge wine lover, I taste wine and review wines all the time. But I’ve got one regret one regret in life which is that I can’t really have wine in the morning. I love wine and I love […]

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Horst Sauer & André Macionga Es Ist Wie Es Ist 2014 Cuvée Nr. 4 WeissWein, Franken

Julien Miquel — Tue, 22 May 2018 11:36:21 +0000

Score: 91/100 Points André Macionga, a German sommelier, named 2013 «sommelier of the year» F.A.Z. and 2017 «host of the year» in the Gault & Millau guide has always had a passion for diving into the world of flavors. With selected winegrowers, André makes […]

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Types, Aromas, & Stories Behind Riesling Wines

Julien Miquel — Thu, 17 May 2018 14:49:15 +0000

Riesling is certainly one of the most famous white grape varieties in the world, giving birth to many of the world’s most expensive wines. Its crisp minerality and distinctive fresh fragrance allows winemakers around the globe to produce top quality still white wines (Riesling is rarely made into […]

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How Good is Pfaff Riesling Steinert Grand Cru?

Julien Miquel — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:59:41 +0000

Wine Review of 2015 La Cave des Vignerons de Pfaffenheim Pfaff Riesling Steinert Grand Cru, Alsace, France Score: 90/100 The Steinert vineyard is a Grand Cru site in the Alsace wine region of France, lying 13 kilometers (9 miles) south of Colmar town, and […]

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Top 50 Most Expensive Wines in the World

Julien Miquel — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:16:45 +0000

Wine prices can reach height very few of us can even conceive for 750 milliliters of fermented grape juice. Why is this? Wine is the finest food Arguably, wine is one of the very finest and most complex food humans have ever produced. It is a […]

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2014 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain, Alsace Grand Cru, France

Julien Miquel — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:51:25 +0000

Score: 93/100 The Rangen de Thann vineyard is one of the very most southerly in the whole of the Alsace region, and also one of the most famous. The Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, is situated at the exit of the valley, overlooking the […]

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2015 Dopff Au Moulin Riesling, Alsace

Julien Miquel — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 06:48:56 +0000

Score: 87/100 I had tasted this same wine (with the old-style label) at the Dopff au Moulin winery in June 2016, find the previous review at 2015 Dopff au Moulin Riesling. Tasting Notes This white wine comes is a bright lemon-yellow color, a little […]

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2015 Saint Clair Premium Riesling, Marlborough

Julien Miquel — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 09:48:44 +0000

Score: 88/100 Saint Clair Family Estate winery is one of the most famous and respected producer in New Zealand, acknowledged in particular for the quality of their aromatic grape varieties, uncluding Sauvignon Blanc. The winery’s Premium Range represents the core-brand range, offering the producer’s savoir-faire […]

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2001 Josmeyer Riesling Hengst Grand Cru Magnum, Alsace

Julien Miquel — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 07:50:49 +0000

Score: 92/100 This Riesling wine comes from a vineyard on Josmeyer’s estate from the Hengst Grand Cru area of the Alsace region, France. This is how the producing winery describes the vineyard site: “The soil of the 360 meter high slope which dominates this vineyard […]

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