IWR AUGUST NEWSLETTER | i-WineReview Articles
We return to GEORGIA this month to visit wineries in Imereti, Racha and Guria. Meanwhile, we’re putting the final touches on our 101st report on CHIANTI CLASSICO AND ITS UGAs and continuing to taste new releases from CALIFORNIA. This newsletter highlights articles we’ve published on producers in these three places plus a quick look at BRAZIL. Click on the titles to read the articles.
BARBALE OF BOLNISI: Berdia Berdiashvili makes traditional Georgian wines in qvevri in this historic, former German settlement.
CHIANTI CLASSICO IN MONTEFIORALLE: Hands-on manager Conte Sebastiano Capponi is the 37thgeneration to own VILLA CALCINAIA in the Montefioralle UGA.
CHIANTI CLASSICO IN GREVE: Owner Sebastiano Castiglioni and winemaker Manfred Ing are the dynamic team behind QUERCIABELLA, one of Tuscany’s best wineries.
CHARDONNAY AND PINOT NOIR FROM FORT ROSS ON SONOMA’S PACIFIC COAST plus California’s best Chenin Blanc and Pinotage made by Jeff Pisoni at this vineyard established by owners from South Africa.
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY AND STA RITA HILLS CHARDONNAY AND PINOT NOIR made in the distinctive style of the Gary Farrell Winery.
SONOMA COUNTY CHARDONNAY AND PINOT NOIR from highly regarded winemaker James MacPhail.
SONOMA & SIERRA FOOTHILLS: Native American winemaker Rob Campbell’s new Meyye Wines releases with Coast Miwok names on bird labels.
SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS & MONTEREY: New releases from Sabina Rodems, the long-time winemaker at Wrath.
RIO GRANDE DO SUL is Brazil’s best wine region. Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti recently showed us how well Brazil’s red wines pair with picanha at Fogo de Chão.
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