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Nebbiolo (CN): You can join the club

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Wed, Nov 09, 2011 11:29AM UTC

Australia’s Uncorked and Cultivated Italy Wine and Food Tour recently visited Piedmont (province of Cuneo CN). This is a piece of nebbiolo heaven. As this black, blushed, hard-skinned, slightly elliptical grape makes wines which assail the palate, yet when you “get it”, open a new range of flavours and textural sensations to wine drinkers. This...

Beaujolais days in London

By C. Lawrence Tue, Oct 25, 2011 4:49PM UTC

Master Class on the complexity, charms, and beauty of Beaujolais Had been in London for just over a week for the third session of the Bordeaux Ecole du Management Wine MBA when the opportunity to sample a sublime selection of Beaujolais came about.  London is a wonderful city to be in for the study of...

New Sicily: Etna in ancient diversity

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Sat, Oct 22, 2011 12:58AM UTC

Touring Sicily on wine and food exploration turned into an adventure – as I expected. There were grapes to discover. They were relatively new to an enduring Aussie palate but oh so ancient to the Sicilians in the know. And the number of vineyard investments, many non-Sicilian, are growing steadily as time passes is a...

Chateauneuf du Pape at the Pinnacle: Chateau de Beaucastel

By Ned Goodwin MW Thu, Oct 06, 2011 7:25AM UTC

Chateau de Beaucastel My tastings in Chateauneuf du Pape and the satellite regions of the southern Rhone, including Gigondas (where compelling geological diversity and altitude make for wines as complex and certainly more finessed than the mother `neuf), concluded with one of the leading lights, Chateau de Beaucastel. Marc Perrin provided some background to the...

Top Tuscan IGT: Where in 2011?

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Wed, Oct 05, 2011 4:43AM UTC

Top Italian reds: are the Tuscans prevailing or is the pre-eminence of Piedmontese nebbiolo be set to prevail? The Gambero Rosso may have its ideas with three glasses and the like, anointing wines from many regions. Italian standards continue to rise and much of it is better winemaking. Hopefully there is more attention towards eliminating...