Two rather good white wines tonight. Quinta de Covela Branco 2004 Minho, Portugal A blend of white varieties including Avesso and Chardonnay, from the Douro region of Portugal, except that this bit of the Douro doesn’t have the more usual schist-based soils, but instead the granite that’s more common to ...

... wine from Southwest France. I like everything about these Southwestern whites so far. I like ... a Southwest recommendation too, but I haven't seen that wine either so far. I did, however, notice a stack of $8 white wine at Chambers Street recently, and much to my delight, it was Southwest white...

A fatal fungal disease known as Esca is ravaging vineyards, with no cure in sight

The French have seen better days, and its wine industry is in a bit of a pickle too. There’s plenty of industrial alcohol being made out of vins de table that previously found a market for human consumption. Taken by surprise by the quality of New World wines and overly ...

A fatal virus that attacks vines is becoming increasingly prevalent across the wine regions of Bordeaux, Gascony and the Charente, it has emerged.

A fatal fungus that attacks vines is becoming increasingly prevalent across the wine regions of Bordeaux, Gascony and the Charente, it has emerged.

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Scott Sutherland Post Time: 01-04-2008 at 09:11 PM

Wines tasted in this episode: Clos Coutale Cahors 2002 Croix Du Mayne Cahors 2003 Chat Lamartine Cahors Cuvee Particuliere 2003 Clos Triguedina Cahors Today Gary Vaynerchuk tries the wines from the South West of France that he has loved for years. Cahors backed by the great Malbec grape is one of the finest values in the wine world, sit back and lets see what Gary has to say...

It’s a shame that France has become known for only a small percentage of its wealth of grape varieties. Certainly France does not possess Italy’s or even Portugal’s vinous diversity, but there is far ... ), the grape is quite widely planted, but only throughout the southwest. In addition to Marcillac ... southwest rarity called Duras. In Madiran, Fer can be a minorty blending component with the larger players...