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Sassicaia vs. Ornellaia

The birth of the โ€˜Super Tuscanโ€™ is a heavily debated subject and oneย that is not nearly as interesting as the wines themselves. The wines were given the nickname as they fell outside the Italian classification system – made using non-indigenous grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot they were experiments that gave […]

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Bolgheri home of Sassicaia and Ornellaia

Bollinger vs. Krug

Embarking upon the task of getting to know Champagne is a bit like going down a rabbit hole. It is a world of twists and turns that take you from Champagne houses, to growers, to cooperatives, to arguments over prestige and fashion, and the question of how many vintages are in each cuvรฉe. It feels

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Champagne glasses

Leoville: Head to Head

History Originally one estate Domaine de Leoville in St-Julien, Bordeaux became three in the 19thcentury: in 1826 Hugh Barton purchased a quarter of the estate and named it Chateau Lรฉoville-Barton; in 1840 the remaining vineyards were divided between Pierre-Jean Las Cases, who founded Chateau Lรฉoville-Las Cases and his sister Jeanne Las Cases whose daughter founded

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Leoville Las Cases Entrance

Dominio de Pingus vs. Numanthia

Up until the midย 1980โ€™s the only Spanish wine that wasย worth drinking outside of Spain was Rioja and even then you had to tread carefully. Their exports were dominated by low quality bulk wine and their poorย reputationย seemed destined to remain had it not been for a seemingly well-orchestrated industry wide turnaround. Spain was suddenly producing higher

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Dominio de Pingus vs. Numanthia

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