Drinkhacker

AUGUST 11, 2024

Oregon’s Compris is a new operation that produces a wide range of wines that include the standard-bearers of the Willamette Valley… plus some surprises, too. Today we look at a five-pack of wines all from the 2021 vintage, all of which are in current release and which are all fairly reasonable in price.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For Jorge Riera , the headline-making, French-heavy wine lists he created for New York City’s Frenchette aren’t especially new—for him. To Jon Bonné, managing editor of Resy and author of The New French Wine (Ten Speed Press, 2023), the return of France as a dominant news peg in the wine world feels a little like a homecoming.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 24, 2024

Though its a budget-priced bottling, the wine pours on layers of dark, black fruit, layered with spices and a late-game apple skin quality that evokes memories of mulled wine. A- / $30 The post Review: 2021 Booker Wines Harvey & Harriet appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Baldacci Family Vineyards has embraced the world of Tubes with this Discovery Collection ($60) of three of its wines. The $60 set includes 100ml samples of three wines Los Carneros Chardonnay, Los Carneros Pinot Noir, and Fraternity Red Blend, all from the 2021 vintage. A bit over the top, all around.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The delight found in opening an unexpected bottle of wine is right up there with stumbling across a sunsetsheer ephemeral joy. And so it was when I popped the cork on the Johan Vineyards Savagnin, a wine I knew nothing about and immediately, thoroughly, enjoyed. In 2021, Johan released their first Savagnin varietal.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 10, 2024

Tornatore’s Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco is not the same thing as this wine , which is bottled only under its DOC identification of Etna Bianco. The main difference (by my reading) is that Pietrarizzo spends two extra months on the lees before bottling — and in oak barrels instead of stainless steel.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 18, 2024

Two wines from Etude, which crafts bottlings from all over California — but particularly Napa Valley. 2021 Etude Pinot Gris Carneros – Etude’s pinot gris invariably offers a floral-heavy, slightly austere experience, and this 2021 bottling is no exception.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Spanish wine—even great Spanish wine—isn’t new to stateside customers.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 9, 2024

While Daou ‘s lineup is increasingly ubiquitous (we just bought a half bottle of Daou Chardonnay on a recent no-frills Allegiant Airlines flight), it’s still cranking out ultra high-end wines at the top end. Soul of a Lion is its most luxe offering, and we recently sampled the new 2021 vintage release.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 12, 2024

His 2021 cab-heavy blend is composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, and 6% Cabernet Franc — a heady recipe, to be sure. The wine is aged in new French oak for 18 months before bottling. The Chris in question is Chris Kenefick, the winemaker at Kenefick Ranch. Let’s give it a try.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Tenuta Perano’s Chianti Classico is a wine we’ve covered in numerous incarnations — including this (standard) version and the Riserva bottling. A- / $28 / frescobaldi.com The post Review: 2021 Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico DOCG appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 10, 2024

2021 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – The 2020 vintage featured a blend that was 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. This is big and brutish out of the bottle, so at minimum an hour of decanting or air should be allocated to allow to get some level footing.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Two new releases from Sonoma-based Three Sticks, both pinot noirs from the 2021 vintage — and both very different. B+ / $95 2021 Three Sticks Pinot Noir Sonoma Mountain One Sky Vineyard – The first vineyard-designated release from One Sky. Consider aging for a few years.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 13, 2024

Before bottling, the wine was aged for nine months in French Oak. Trying the wine, I found it surprisingly assertive for a Pinot. The wine has high acidity providing much needed structure that keeps the fruit in check, and its gentle tannins provide a good mouthfeel.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 7, 2024

Herdade Do Esporao wines bring only positive words to the Portuguese wine conversation: they are sturdy ambassadors staying within the realm of affordability and are consistent in quality. A- / $23 2022 Herdade Do Esporao Reserva White – Sunny and aromatic pouring out of the bottle and into the glass.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 2, 2024

We are returning to the wines of Bryn Mawr in the Willamette Valley, Oregon to sample two recent releases we haven’t tried before: a brut rosé and a Dolcetto. For different reasons, both are rather unusual wines. This sparkling wine is not made using secondary fermentation. Let’s see how it plays out in the bottle.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Work their winemaking voodoo each year by selecting the right fruit from the best vineyards in Napa to craft the perfect wine once each year. It’s not a wine that you’re going to brood over by the fire, and it’s not one that needs more time in the cellar — nor would it likely benefit from it. Their idea?

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 13, 2024

Butaud Blanc de Noir – A white wine (with just the barest shade of pink to it) made from 100% mourvedre (red) grapes, 6 barrels made from grapes grown in Desert Willow Vineyards in Seminole, Texas. A- / $48 2021 C.L. Butaud with a look at a pair of newish releases — one white, one red… but both made from red grapes.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Situated slightly northeast of Rome, Italy’s Abruzzo region has many a delight to offer wine lovers and those looking for an adventure slightly off the tourist-beaten paths. This bottle holds promise with one to two years if stored away from sight, but it’s also ready to deliver presently if in a pinch. B / $19 cantinazaccagnini.it

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 15, 2024

2021 William Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast – Rich with chocolate on the nose, mellowing out with time to present aromas of black currant and baking spice courtesy of oak aging. It’s a bottle one would expect during drinks service in business class or one that could work well as a base for a nice white sangria.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 11, 2025

If you’ve ever been to the Biltmore (the historic home of the Vanderbilts) in Asheville, North Carolina, you know about the insane winemaking — and wine-tasting — operation there. The wines… perhaps not so much. Recently we received three Biltmore-produced wines to review. The operation is amazing.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Today we look at a pair of wines made from this unusual grape. Expressive right through the long finish, its a full-bodied wine receiving support from ample acidity and fine tannins, and one that works best throughout a meal several courses in length. It will be excellent in a few years, but certainly ready to drink now.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Tony Parker, the six-time NBA All-Star who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023, started learning about wine when he was 17. The parents of the girl I was dating were really into wine,” he says. “My My family couldn’t afford big wines or restaurants, but I got to taste some good ones with them. Coach Popovich loves wine.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 18, 2025

There are cult wines and there are cult wines. You can probably name a dozen of these most prized wine brands, and I’m willing to bet that Vega Sicilia is among them. Despite some tart boysenberry and underripe blueberry notes, the earth maintains its grip on the wine throughout. Tempranillo with some merlot.

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VinePair

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s a new year and we’re eager to dive into the world of red wine — trying new bottles and revisiting some old favorites from the last year of tastings. Here at VinePair we try mountains of red wine every year and encounter so many different styles from juicy and chillable Gamay to tannic and earthy Bordeaux blends.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked our national wine panel to taste and rate American Wines. bottle unless otherwise noted. If you’d like to submit wines for review, please do so through our Wine Stars app. Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value. A truly sexy wine.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 21, 2024

It checks all the boxes expected of a Chardonnay of this pedigree and reputation and is certainly a bottle worthy of special occasions and guests. It’s great now, but I can’t help but wonder if another year or two in storage would see this bottle evolve to higher level.

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VinePair

JANUARY 13, 2025

For much of the wine industry, 2024 provided few reasons to pop corks. 3 Italian sparkling wine in the U.S., market for this very Italian sparkling wine. Bubbly Boom Sparkling wine in general enjoyed a significant jump in sales during the onset of the pandemic. percent since its debut in 2020. consumers.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 1, 2024

McPrice Myers recently launched a new label of (very) affordable wines called Hard Working Wines — all made not with generic Central Valley fruit but rather (for the most part) more prized Paso Robles grapes. And yet prices on all of these wines are kept to just $20 a bottle. Let’s dig in.

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VinePair

JANUARY 16, 2024

As discussed on a recent episode of the “ VinePair Podcast ,” white wine is on the rise (in no small part due to Taylor Swift’s love of the beverage). And it appears as if large companies have caught on, with several conglomerates b uying up white wine brands in anticipation of this trend continuing in 2024.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 29, 2024

We aren’t ones to shy away from additional wines from Merry Edwards, with this wintertime release spanning more 2021 pinot noirs, two whites, and the first sparkling wine we’ve tasted from the winery — this one bottled in honor of the upcoming eclipse.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 16, 2025

Offer Nonalcoholic Options From August 2021 to August 2022, total sales of nonalcoholic drinks in the U.S. Heres how to set yourself apart from the competition: Include a Wine Cellar Good bar design should be aesthetically pleasing and functional. A wine cellar perfectly exemplifies this. increase year-on-year.

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Cheers

JUNE 24, 2024

For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked our national wine panel to taste and rate wines priced at under $30. bottle (unless otherwise noted). If you’d like to submit wines for review, please do so through our Wine Stars app. Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value.

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VinePair

MARCH 11, 2024

Despite the bleak forecast for much of the global wine industry, Americans still love their red, white, and rosé. In 2021, the U.S. imported a whopping 456 million gallons of wine, accounting for roughly 17 percent of the world’s total wine imports. This region also consumed the least amount of wine per capita at 0.37

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Cheers

MARCH 22, 2024

We asked the our national wine panel to taste and rate Old World wines from this past year. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which can vary from store to store and market to market). Four Stars (91-86): A very good wine and an excellent value.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 9, 2024

After another scorcher of a summer, I know I’m ready to tuck into some bigger, richer wines. Remember: Check Total Wine and Wine.com for the best deals on all of these picks! Remember: Check Total Wine and Wine.com for the best deals on all of these picks! Want to buy them?

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Drinkhacker

MAY 19, 2024

2021 Sonoma-Cutrer The Cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Valley – The Cutrer is always a bold experience from Sonoma-Cutrer, and this aggressive release is no different. The wine to have with Asian cuisine or a spice-laden filet of fish. Pick up a case or two now to get you through the scorching summer.

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