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1 month ago | newwinereview.com | Renske De Maesschalck |Jon Fine

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1 month ago | newwinereview.com | Renske De Maesschalck |Jon Fine

Along with Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, Aglianico is considered one of the big three when it comes to Italian grapes. Yet it definitely isn’t as well known as the other two. Maybe it’s just geography. Aglianico is found in Southern Italy, particularly in Campania and Basilicata, and there are vast differences between Italy’s South—which encompasses everything below Rome—and its North.

Aug 15, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Susannah Skiver Barton |Clara Dalzell |Patrick Comiskey |Renske De Maesschalck

Of all the questions a newly minted bourbon fan learns to ask, “What’s the mashbill?” is second only to “How old is it?” And for good reason! Knowing what goes into a bourbon can give you clues to how it’ll taste. A mashbill is the recipe of grains that are cooked and fermented together before being distilled into whiskey like bourbon or rye.

Aug 14, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Clara Dalzell |Patrick Comiskey |Renske De Maesschalck |Jason Wilson

Rosé never excited me. The wines all felt cut from the same mold, stylistically narrow, lacking a sense of place, or even any varietal character. Rarely did a sip stop me in my tracks. Until Austria. One night, sweating it out on the patio of an exceptionally warm May evening in 2018 at Mochi, a natural wine mecca in Vienna, I couldn’t wait for a drink. I was surrounded by new friends, industry folk I had collected that weekend at VieVinum, Austria’s biannual wine fair.

Aug 13, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Patrick Comiskey |Renske De Maesschalck |Jason Wilson

It’s tomato season. There are some who would argue there’s no better phrase in the English language. A tomato at peak ripeness is a peak summer experience, right up there with beach days, rope swings, outdoor concerts, and al fresco meals. It’s one of the season’s most elemental pleasures, and serves as the base for another: a fresh, chilled gazpacho.