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2024 Pre-Auctions Report: Trier & Bad Kreuznach - Songs of the 49th Parallel

Moved to a November slot, the Trier and Bad Kreuznach auctions offer a great opportunity to delve into the 2023 Riesling vintage. Across regions, the vintage clearly separated the wheat from the chaff. In Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, 2023 is the year for Kabinett and Spätlese. Bad Kreuznach offers thrills of mostly dry, hair-raising Rieslings that are alive with fruit and energy. The 2023 Riesling vintage in Germany has everything: tons of fruit, proper acidity, much dry extract at moderate alcohol levels, and – in dry white wine territory – unparalleled potential for longevity. What is not to like?

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Book Excerpt: Common Ground – Charting the Future of Napa Valley

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Nahe, Pfalz & Mittelrhein–Of Wheat, Chaff and Thrill

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Santa Lucia Highlands: Steely and Steadfast in 2022

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Chablis 2022-2023: Here Comes the Sun King

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Tiberio's Fonte Canale: Redefining Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

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Santa Barbara: California's Undiscovered Jewel

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Barossa 2022: Run, Don’t Walk

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Oregon 2022: The Rollercoaster Vintage

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Sancerre: Combat Fatigue


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The Crow's Nest, Montauk, NY

With its gorgeous setting, relaxed outdoor dining and fabulous menu, the Crow's Nest is one of the best places to eat in the Hamptons.

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Lumière, Cheltenham, UK

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Mavericks, Montauk, NY

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Hitching Post II, Buellton, CA

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Cloth, London, UK


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2023 Diatom Chardonnay Santa Barbara County

2023 Diatom Chardonnay Santa Barbara County, 94 points

The 2023 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County) is a total stunner. Bright, aromatic and vibrant, the 2023 is lights-out, brilliantly marrying fruit intensity and energy. Apricot, mint and white flowers abound. This is a stunning wine for the price and for its production of around 40,000 cases. (AG)

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1985 Lisini Prefillossero

Vines planted in their own roots is a subject that has intrigued me for a while, not least after my now infamous article on Liber Pater. The topic arose again recently with Eric Guido’s excellent piece on Tiberio’s Fonte Canale. Addressing ungrafted vines, one must not conflate recent plantings on vines’ own roots and the plots of surviving vines that predate the phylloxera louse in the late 19th century. This story is about the latter.

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