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Even if you decide that her Cabernet is not your style, you should still read this article, rather than any paltry summary we could make of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/daily.sevenfifty.com\/cathy-corison-leads-by-example\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39962233340100,"sku":"US-COR-20","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/2020-Corison-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Napa-Valley.jpg?v=1770651367"},{"product_id":"2013-radikon-oslavje-1-liter","title":"2015 Radikon \"Oslavje\" (1 liter)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadikon is without a doubt one of the greatest \"natural\" wine producers in the world. In the rolling hills of Collio in the northern Italian region of Venezia Giulia, Stanko Radikon, along with iconic neighbors like Josko Gravner and Edi Kante and Movia, helped create a movement by exploring indigenous varietals made with prolonged skin contact and avoiding the use of sulfur. Sulfur is, of course, used in almost all great wines in the world because it protects the wine from spoilage and oxidation. Making wine without sulfur is incredibly risky and takes the utmost care and dedication to cleanliness. Unfortunately many wines that are sold as \"natural\" smell like a bacterial soup. But not Radikon. I have never tasted a bad bottle of Radikon. They are remarkably consistent, which is an incredible achievement that owes to Stanko's relentless perfectionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanko started making wines in 1979 and for 36 vintages relentlessly strove to create uncompromising wines. His style evolved a great deal over his career, eventually returning to the winemaking style of his grandfather. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1995, he decided to reintroduce this long skin contact maceration in his wines and abandoned the use of all chemicals, which at the time was fairly controversial. His reasoning was that, for skin contact wines, where the skins play the fundamental part in the wine, the juice could not be macerated if pesticides were present on the skins. This skin contact advanced as time went on, with many of his cuvées now seeing 30 days on the skins. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStanko's imagination was not limited to winemaking. He also decided that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat the conventional 750 milliliters was not the right size for his unsulfured wines. For two people who may like to share a white and a red with dinner, he reasoned, 500 milliliters was a much better size, so his unsulfured wines were produced in half-liters or liters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, Stanko died in 2016, but the estate has remained in family hands and is now helmed by Stanko's son \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaša, who has worked side by side with his father since he was a boy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOslavje is \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e60% Chardonnay\/40% Sauvignon Blanc. All of Radikon's whites are made in the same way: the organically farmed, stunningly low-yield, hand-harvested fruit is destemmed and gently crushed with a pneumatic press. The grapes are placed in old Slavonian oak vats and co-fermented with native yeasts. Maceration with the skins lasts about 3 months—however long it takes to reach total dryness--with no temperature control and no sulfur. The wine is racked and aged on its lees in huge Slavonian oak casks (25-35-hectoliter) for 3-4 years, racked twice a year. The wine is then bottled without sulfur and without filtration. 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Started in 2004 of Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of the iconic Tuscan winery Sassicaia, Chacra has been producing wines of remarkable energy, purity, and precision. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pure, minerally and powerful, with concentrated flavors of red plum and dried raspberry, loaded with powerful meaty notes. Sandalwood accents linger on the finish, showing caressing tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts structure being rather airy and open, Barda was conceived to be consumed while still fresh and young. Its alcohol percentage is generally low – 12 to 13 percent. Produced from Chacra’s youngest vineyards, Barda has a strong and character and is intended to be versatile – a perfect companion for most foods. The vineyards, planted in 1990, grow on slightly sandy soils. As all our vineyards, Barda’s vineyards are ungrafted and massale selection yielding over 2 kilos per plant. 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The Pinot Noirs are a thing of beaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Rich on the front, but super bright and elegant on the finish. Ceritas means “mineral expression of the soil.” That sounds just about right. The owners are John Raytek (also the winemaker) and his spouse Phoebe Bass. John cut his teeth at as the assistant winemaker at Copain and later helped plant the vineyards at Rhys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the sites we longed for holding was the Occidental Vineyard on Taylor Lane. Steve Kistler planted this site (in partnership with the Dutton family) in 1990 using heritage selection massale Pinot Noir material. For many years, this site supplied grapes for his coveted Cuvee Catherine. The Dutton’s decision to sell the property in 2009 to Evening Land. On either side of the vineyard lies Theriot Vineyard (Littorai) and across the street is Summa (Rivers-Marie and William Seylem) and down the road is Que Syrah (Arnot Roberts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeritas signed a long-term lease in 2016 allowing us to work the site as we would like. The site is perfectly situated. South Facing. Heritage selection massale clonal material. Blue schist soils with moderate clay content. Well-drained due to underlying bedrock. Dry farmed. 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The winemaker, Greg LaFollette, is an absolute legend. He literally wrote the book on native yeast fermentations, and founded a number of incredible wineries such as Flowers, trained winemakers such as Merry Edwards, and - prior to being a winemaker - was an HIV researcher. The wines he makes are visceral and above all textural. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, Ken and Melissa's home vineyard, the Siebert Ranch, was destroyed in the 2017 fires that swept Sonoma and Napa, along with Ken and Melissa's house. The vineyard has been replanted, though the house remains destroyed. Their generosity, however, seem to know no limits. 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New Zealand is crafting some of the most exciting Pinot Noirs today, especially from the regions of Martinborough and Central Otago. Central Otago is the most southerly growing region in the world, on the same relative parallel as Burgundy, and offers near-perfect conditions for ripening profound Pinots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurn Cottage is without question one of the greatest in region. Founded in 2002 by \u003cspan\u003ehusband and wife Marquis \u0026amp; Dianne Sauvage, the estate has been biodynamically farmed since its inception. Ted Lemon of the famed Sonoma estate Littorai is the domaines head winemaker and vineyard manager. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Moonlight Race is a wine from three Central Otago vineyards and named after a channel of water that passes through the Burn Cottage property; one of the hundreds of “races” which were created during the early years of European immigration to bring water down from the mountains. This Pinot Noir is 38% from the Burn Cottage Vineyard, 49% from Northburn Vineyard in Cromwell, and 13% from Cox Family Vineyard in Gibbston.\" -- Skurnik Wines, Importer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39962266271940,"sku":"NZ-BCV-02","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/BurnCottagePNcopy.jpg?v=1767088830"},{"product_id":"baumard-clos-du-papillon-savenneires","title":"Baumard \"Clos du Papillon\" Savenneires 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Domaine des Baumard produces some of the finest examples of Savennières, and Jean Baumard and now his son, Florent, are universally regarded as the finest winemakers in the appellation. 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The sheer intensity of the orchard fruit, floral, and earthy minerality notes emerging as the structure of the wine builds – nothing short of thrilling.\" -- Vintus, Importer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39962272071876,"sku":"210608","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/products\/2014-Baumard-Clos-du-Papillon-Savenneires.jpg?v=1767088880"},{"product_id":"2017-kiralyudvar-furmint-sec-tokaji-hungary","title":"Kiralyudvar Furmint Sec, Tokaji, Hungary 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis has definitely been one of our dark horse favorites for a long time. 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The vineyards are strangely located  two hours away from the winery, but there is a reason for this. When Gaston Hochar began making wine in 1930, the boundaries of Lebanon had not been set, and he wanted to ensure that his premises would be inside the newly demarcated country! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hochars cultivate indigenous and international varietals – Cinsault, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache as well as Obaideh (a native of Chardonnay), Merwah (a native variant of Semillon), Chardonnay, Viognier and Vermentino. The vineyards are planted on a limestone bed with gravelly top soils and are certified organic by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification (IMC). The white vines are 100–150 years old and planted at 4,000 feet, the reds at 3,280 feet. 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Serge’s brother Ronald manages the business side of the winery along with Serge’s sons Gaston and Marc. Ronald’s son Ralph works with in Chateau Musar’s UK office. 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Now on the seventh generation of winemakers, the Biondi-Santi family continues to produce wines renowned for their elegance and extraordinary longevity. Located in the heart of Montalcino, the Tenuta Greppo estate spreads over 25 hectares of vines on soils rich in heavy stones and marl – perfect for the cultivation of Sangiovese Grosso. Defenders of a rich enological heritage, the family continues to employ traditional vinicultural methods started well over a century ago to highlight the wine’s unique characteristics, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etipicita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStarting in the mid-1800s, Clemente Santi, a renowned writer and scientist, recognized the quality of the vineyards and viticulture at Il Greppo. 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Period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is impossible to speak about Quintarelli without superlatives. The name itself stands for so much: the family, the wines, a style, a tradition, a way of doing things. After all the time, effort, patience, and care that go into the making of a bottle of Quintarelli, it truly does mean so much more than wine. Giuseppe, fondly known as “Bepi” to those closest to him, was a perfectionist in every way. From the beautiful handwritten labels, to the best possible quality cork, to the exquisite wine in the bottles, the Quintarelli name is a stamp of authenticity and the ultimate indication of an artisanal, handmade, uncompromising wine of the highest quality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing is ever hurried at Quintarelli. The wines take their time and are given the time they need. In the still, quiet calm of the family cellars above the town of Negrar, along the winding via del Cerè, deep in the Valpolicella zone, the wine from the family’s hillside vineyards ages patiently and gracefully in large casks until it is ready. Every release is a masterpiece, a testament to time, tradition, skill, and passion, the creations of a master artisan. You can’t really compare these wines to any other in the region, or anywhere else in the world. They really are in a class and a category all their own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMultiple passages through the vineyards produce a myriad of wines, many produced using the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eappassimento\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e technique whereby the grapes are dried on rush mats before being pressed and made into wine. From the delicious and seductive Bianco Secco, to the benchmark Valpolicella that created a revolution in the thinking about what it was possible to produce in this region, to the Rosso del Bepi and Amarones produced according to the quality of the harvest, to the otherworldly Recioto and the exceedingly rare Bandito, the sheer artistry and depth of the range is truly exceptional. A bottle of Quintarelli never disappoints!\" -- Kermit Lynch, Importer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlzero Cabernet IGT: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Harvested before most other grapes, at the end of August and beginning of September\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Careful selection of grapes during harvest\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• After harvest, grapes sit in wooden boxes or on rush mats\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Dried grapes are pressed in mid-December\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Grapes are pressed and after 20 days of maceration, alcoholic fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Fermentation lasts approximately 50 days\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Wine is then aged in French barrels for two or three years, then racked into Slavonian oak barrels for four more years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Trends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42802371821798,"sku":"834671","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/2012-Quintarelli-Alzero-Cabernet.jpg?v=1767090032"},{"product_id":"2020-david-nadia-pinotage-swartland","title":"David \u0026 Nadia 'Topography' Pinotage, Swartland 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid and Nadia Sadie met at the University of Stellenbosch when he shifted his focus to viticulture after a rugby injury sidelined him from his first love. David went on to work vintages around the world, from Marlborough to St. Emilion, before finally landing back in South Africa. He eventually took over the cellar in the Swartland where Andrea and Chris Mullineux used to make wine prior to their purchase of Roundstone Farm and restored it in 2014. His wife Nadia, a soil scientist, joined him in 2016 and it’s been a family affair ever since. Nadia oversees viticulture for their project and manages the vineyards that they lease. She employs biological farming, which is to say she avoids the use of any herbicides, plants cover crops and she’s begun experimenting with a conversion to organics. Together, David \u0026amp; Nadia make high acid, textured wines that have cemented them as one of the most highly regarded wineries in the Swartland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt should also be noted that David's surname is Sadie, as he is the son of Eben Sadie, perhaps the most respected winemaker in South Africa, whose wines inspire a cult-like devotion the world over. For obvious reasons David and Nadia do not put the Sadie name on the bottle, choosing instead to focus on their own path. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe wines are absolutely delicious. Their Pinotage is a celebration of a uniquely South Africa grape. Pinotage sometimes gets a bad rap, as the wines produced by the co-ops during Apartheid were pretty awful, but here they give it the attention it deserves. Juicy and medium bodied like a Pinot Noir, but smokey and spicy like a Syrah, it is a perfect bottle for a summer bbq. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42974082138342,"sku":"ZA-DNS-32","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/2022-David-Nadia-Pinotage-Swartland.jpg?v=1767090115"},{"product_id":"2019-antinori-tignanello","title":"Antinori “Tignanello” 2021","description":"#5 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTignanello 2019 is an intense ruby red color. Complex notes of red fruits give rise to delicate aromas of apricots and peaches with sensations of vanilla, dried flowers, chocolate and spice. Its bouquet is complemented by notes of coffee, caramel and Mediterranean herbs. On the palate, the wine is rich and vibrant with silky tannins. 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