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Pol Roger's Champagnes Named in Distinguished List

1995 Pol Roger Brut VintageVintage Seekers, a premium online platform that brings together the best of design, fashion, motoring, watches, wine and collectibles, recently spotlighted a range of Pol Roger vintage champagnes. The list includes one case of 12 1996 Brut Vintages, once case of three 1995 Brut Vintages, one case of three 1998 Cuvée Winston Churchills, one case of six 1999 Cuvée Winston Churchills and one bottle of non-vintage Brut Reserve.

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Top Ten Wine Destinations for 2010

By: Daniel Hoey

Where people are planning to wine tour and taste in the coming year

A recent survey of U.S. respondents found 48 percent planned to visit a U.S. vineyard in 2010. The top ten planned destinations were:

Sean and Patty McRitchie

1. Napa Valley, California
The king still lives – long live the king. Home to many of the world’s flagship wineries, many wine tourists have begun to recognize that the corporate climate is not as conducive to the kind of wine touring experience they want to have – for example, being able to meet and talk with the winemaker. But there is still a variety of tremendous wine experiences here and the beauty of the valley and excellence of the wines lures more wine tourists than any other destination.

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The basics of decanting old and young red wines.

Decanting has two purposes: The first is to remove the sediment from a wine, and the second is allowing the wine to breathe. This typically applies to red wines as white wines do not usually need to be decanted.

Learn About the Grape with winemaker Matthew Loso

We were in Walla Walla, Washington right after a harvest that was sped along dramatically by a frost the previous week. I met with Matthew Loso, award-winning Washington state winemaker, and talked with him about harvest – the “crush”.

Top Ten Wine Destinations for 2012

Where people are planning to wine tour and taste in the coming year

A recent survey of U.S. respondents found 48 percent planned to visit a U.S. vineyard in 2012. The top ten planned destinations were:

How to Pair Wine with Chicken

When pairing wine with food, it is much more critical that you think about the sauce than the particular kind of meat. For example, because chicken is a light white meat...