Collecting Bordeaux will complete your fine wine portfolio; the classic wines make an excellent investment. In the world of wine, some things never change. The critics’ collective opinion of the best Bordeaux wines, which was established over 150 years ago, remains largely unchanged today. In 1855, during an international exhibition in Paris, the best Bordeaux…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: Chateau d’Yquem Domaine Henri Jayer Chateau Petrus Domaine de la Romanee Conti Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Chateau Cheval Blanc Sometimes wines of the same vintage and varietal can vary significantly in price. This leads even collectors to ask: what determines a wine’s price? What is the difference between a $30 Pinot Noir from…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: Domaine de la Romanee Conti Domaine Leroy Domaine Armand Rousseau Jacques-Frederic Mugnier Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Bouchard Pere & Fils The French countryside has that je ne sais quoi. The romanticism of Flaubert novels and Eric Rohmer films is still very much alive in the sunny meadows, flowery gardens, rolling hills,…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: Biondi Santi Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino has the longest aging requirement of all Italian wines. With a spectacular performance at international auctions and some excellent recent vintages, it has become one of the most coveted wines for collectors. Auctions have lately seen a lot of interesting Brunello action; a…
Growing wine is a long and subtle process. Soil conditions improve, vines tendril around a trellis as grapes bloom over the course of a year and are cultivated into vintages. The reputations of wineries develop over decades. Fittingly, in the wine world history changes in sips, not dramatic gulps — most of the time, anyway.…
Now that spring is finally starting to arrive, it’s the perfect time to ship wine! Vinfolio’s standard of shipping is to use a weather check to make sure your wine ships when the temperatures are ideal. This system is linked directly to AccuWeather.com and checks to make sure that the points of origin and destination have temperatures that…
It’s time for En Primeur, so it only seems right that we spotlight a few of our favorite Bordeaux producers, starting with Château Mouton Rothschild. One of Bordeaux’s first-growth jewels, this estate is located in the village of Pauillac, 30 miles northwest of Bordeaux Centre, with 203 acres of vineyards on the slopes of the Gironde…
Most domestic wine labels are pretty straightforward – you can see clearly when you’re purchasing a Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, or Merlot. But venturing into foreign wines can be a little intimidating for the uninitiated – a French wine label often omits varietal, and has a bunch of notations (in French, bien sur) that don’t immediately…
It’s the middle of March, and Californians from San Francisco to San Diego are enjoying glorious amounts of weather worthy of a coastline cruise in a convertible. Rosé weather during Thanksgiving weekend? Yes! Beach day in December? That’s right. Our warm weather induces eye-rolls from our friends out East, who have been literally buried under record-breaking amounts…
So we’ve told you why vibrations are bad for storing wine, so today we’ll give you some tips on proper lighting and the important ways it can effect a fine wine. Do not expose your wine to excessive light. Sunlight or other forms of bright light age the wine too soon, leaving you with poor…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you need some last minute ideas for making the day special with your significant other, then we’re confident today’s post will help. We’ve given numerous suggestions that’ll make the day special and have you ready to impress.
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -Bollinger -Raveneau -Williams Selyem There are numerous important factors to consider when storing wine, whether it be long or short term. The ideal temperature is 55 degrees with a humid environment. Do not let light into the storage space and keep the bottles on their side when in storage. For now, we want…
