Remi Cohen of Domaine Carneros: Leading the Way to a Sparkling Future
What began as an American property that was founded by one of the great families of Champagne has turned into a benchmark estate in the entire world of bubbly…and beyond.
What began as an American property that was founded by one of the great families of Champagne has turned into a benchmark estate in the entire world of bubbly…and beyond.
Today, more leading winemakers than ever are women. They talk to us about their barriers (or lack of) to entering a man’s world, their inspirations, and the way they like to work.
Champagne is all but synonymous with sparkling wine. However, these five beverages, made in Champagne, contain no bubbles at all.
In a small handful of appellations around the world, it’s common to find a deeply colored, richly concentrated red wine that has been enhanced by the inclusion of white grapes. Here, we take a deep dive into the history of co-fermentation, from fans to deep skeptics.
From the three major methods of sparkling wine production to dryness levels in Champagne and styles around the world — Joe Roberts covers all the bases.
Jamie Kutch has become one of the most respected producers of California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. For a former Wall Street trader, it’s been an unconventional journey.
Austria’s famous cultural fastidiousness has been particularly acute when it comes to Sekt, the country’s sparkling wine. While Sekt has been produced since the 1840s, the market is just now seeing the results of Austria’s new sparkling wine designation, under the moniker Österreichischer Sekt mit geschützter Ursprungsbezeichnung (g.U.), which stands for “Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin” (PDO).
History – French Wine Law Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and commentator, mentions the presence of vineyards in Bordeaux as far back as 77 B.C. It would be roughly 400 more years until the poet Ausonius (for which Chateau Ausone is named), would cite the popular rise of wines from Bordeaux. Thousands of years of …
From the editor: Stephen Sherrill comes to us from the “great wine regions” of Tennessee—as he likes to announce to most visitors at the Academy. Stephen will be interning with the Academy through October. We asked him to chronicle a short series detailing his experience taking the French Wine Scholar program, and below is his …