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Sommelier Amy Racine Shares the Joy of Veuve Clicquot’s Newest Vintage, La Grande Dame 2018

VinePair

A tribute to “the Grand Dame of Champagne” herself (meaning “The Great Lady,” as Madame Clicquot was referred to by her peers), these limited bottles are the crème de la crème, culled from vintage years with exceptional sunshine and exquisite harvests. What is your first impression of La Grande Dame 2018?

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5 to Try: American-Made Sake

Imbibe Magazine

Based in New York City and currently serving as the director of education at the Brooklyn Kura Sake Studies Center , Sullivan eagerly shares his recs for bottles of American-made sake. 35, tippsysake.com Den, Yamada Nishiki, Red Label Junmai Ginjo Yoshihiro Sako was a longtime bartender and sake sommelier.

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We Asked 11 Sommeliers: Which Bordeaux Wine Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

When you’re shopping for bottles from Bordeaux , prices can get steep. That means Bordeaux and similarly prolific regions have name-brand appeal that allows their producers to price their wines higher, which can make it even harder to get your money’s worth at the bottle shop. We asked sommeliers from across the U.S.

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We Asked 20 Sommeliers: What Red Wine Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck?

VinePair

market, picking out a bottle worthy of its price when you’re in the mood for red can be tricky. To help you resist decision paralysis and narrow down your choices, we asked sommeliers for the splurges they deem worthy and the under-the-radar deals within this mammoth category. Gabriel Corbett, sommelier, JÔNT , Washington, D.C.

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London Wine Fair’s Battle of the Bubbles: The Results

Bar Magazine

The pairings were selected by Sarah Abbott MW, MD of Swirl Wine Group and Ronan Sayburn MS, CEO of The Court of Master Sommeliers. The retail price of each of the wines was thoroughly researched and a calculated GBP per point was awarded. The lowest GBP per point was deemed best value.

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15 Winemakers to Watch in 2024

VinePair

Reynolds started her own label in 2018 sourcing organically farmed grapes and crafting terroir-driven wines without additives. In 2024, Reynolds is looking forward to releasing a new bottling of Muscat Vert from Sonoma’s Nakai Vineyard. One emerging producer in this region is Ferran Lucruz, who started Bodega Clandestina in 2018.

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Why Somms Love Textural Whites From Spain and Portugal — and 8 to Try

VinePair

Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula. At Txikito, a bottle of Luis A. Rodriguez, particularly the “Viña de Martîn Escolma” bottling primarily made with the Treixadura grape. Ma is also a fan of the wines of Luis A.

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