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At Gruaud Larose, new oak rose from 80% to around 95% between 2015 and 2020, yet its imprint diminished. Panos Kakaviatos on why percentages tell only half the story of oak in the Médoc. 🍷
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If six-year-old Didier had had his way, the Veuve Clicquot cellar master would be a fighter pilot. Now he flies above the vineyards of Champagne: “You’re like a bird. It feels like you’re surfing the clouds.” ✈️
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A first for Austria’s Kamptal: Birgit Eichinger’s Grüner Veltliner Ried Lamm 1ÖTW, 2024 is a DWWA 2026 Best in Show at 97 points. “The ultimate balance of power, elegance and sheer joy in the glass,” says Stefan Neumann MS. 🏆
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“Far too often I have reason to roll my eyes at a world that still lives and breathes in colonial terms.” Fourth-generation Argentine vintner Adrianna Catena on Eurocentrism in wine, and the way forward. 🍷
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