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Oregon Pinot Noir Update
IWC, United States: Oregon
, Jul 2014
In the eyes of most Willamette Valley winemakers 2012 is a pinot vintage for the record books, and by all accounts the market is in agreement the wines have sold swiftly and in many cases are all gone at the wineries and even at the wholesale and retail levels in many markets
Annual Rose Roundup, 2014 Part 2
IWC
, Jul 2014
America's love affair with pink wines is looking pretty insatiable based on all anecdotal information I'm able to draw upon; if anything, it seems to be on the rise
Chablis 2013 and 2012
IWC, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2014
With several large outside players desperately seeking top vineyards in Chablis, if not entire domains, and very little cru land available for sale at any price, producers in the region are enjoying a period of great demand for their grapes and wines
Annual Rose Roundup, 2014 Part 1
IWC
, Jun 2014
This is the first of two installments of our annual summer coverage of rosé
Hungary's 21st-Century Tokajis
IWC
, Jun 2014
In the not too distant future, a tasting tour of the most important villages and hillside sites of the Tokaj region in northeastern Hungary is likely to be a voyage of terroir discovery in much the same way that cellar visits along Burgundy's Route des Grands Crus are today
2011 Vintage Ports
IWC, Fortified Wines & Spirits
, May 2014
The 2011 vintage ports, the first widely declared port vintage since 2007, arrived in the market with great fanfare
Vertical Tasting of Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino
IWC, Italy: Tuscany, Verticals & Retrospectives
, May 2014
There is no doubt that knowledgeable Brunello fans consider Il Marroneto to be one of the top dozen or so estates in Montalcino today
Vertical Tasting of Mastroberardino's Taurasi Riserva
IWC, Verticals & Retrospectives, Italy: Center & South
, May 2014
Taurasi is potentially one of Italy's greatest and most important wines
Bordeaux 2013: Definitely Not the Vintage of the Century
IWC, France: Bordeaux
, May 2014
Asked for his take on the 2013 Bordeaux red wines, world-famous consulting winemaker Stephane Derenoncourt sighed wearily "A year of huge volume; easy to make, perfumed, smoothly tannic wines; perhaps the vintage of the century
California's North Coast
IWC, United States: California
, May 2014
Following the challenging, short 2011 vintage, the North Coast's growers and winemakers got exactly what they needed in 2012 a return to classic California weather and a copious crop, followed by a very early and highly successful harvest in 2013 that some cabernet growers are already calling better than 2012