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Germany 2012
IWC, Germany
, Jan 2014
It was an almost perfect vintage for dry rieslings, stated Philipp Wittmann from Westhofen in Rheinhessen as I first tasted his Grosses Gewächs from cask this spring
Austria 2012 and 2011
IWC, Austria
, Dec 2013
Although he prefers cooler vintages, Lucas Pichler from Oberloiben in the Wachau is pleased with 2012
New Non-Vintage Champagnes
IWC, France: Champagne
, Dec 2013
Looking back on the hundreds of Champagnes I tasted for this article and for my coverage of vintage releases in the current issue of the IWC, I've come to the conclusion that no region in the world produces a higher percentage of outstanding wines
Barolo and Barbaresco
IWC, Italy: Piedmont
, Nov 2013
With a late but successful nebbiolo harvest again this fall, Barolo and Barbaresco producers of the Piedmont enjoyed their tenth consecutive good to outstanding vintage--a string of luck that may be attributable in equal part to climate change and to lower yields and better farming practices
Focus on California's Central Coast
IWC, United States: California
, Nov 2013
The 2011 and 2010 vintages, with their overall cool nature, forced even the most diehard Central Coast producers of shock-and-awe wines to adjust their expectations and practices, with the happy result (to me, at least) that a large number of lively, pure wines were made up and down this vast region
The Best New Wines from Washington State
IWC, United States: Washington
, Nov 2013
Wine lovers who stopped following Washington's wines may hardly recognize what the state is up to these days
Vintage Champagne
IWC, France: Champagne
, Nov 2013
Champagne lovers have a lot to be happy about these days thanks to a recent streak of good to great vintages beginning with 2002
Vertical Tasting of Col d'Orcia's Brunello di Montalcino Poggio al Vento Riserva
IWC, Italy: Tuscany
, Oct 2013
Col d'Orcia is one of the leading estates in Montalcino
Vertical Tasting of Valentini's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
IWC
, Oct 2013
Valentini is an almost sacred name among Italian wine lovers
Focus on Rosso di Montalcino
IWC, Italy: Tuscany
, Oct 2013
The 2011 vintage in Montalcino has yielded a bevy of pure, precise, varietally accurate Rosso di Montalcino wines in a somewhat richer style than usual