Drinkhacker

JULY 24, 2024

Though its a budget-priced bottling, the wine pours on layers of dark, black fruit, layered with spices and a late-game apple skin quality that evokes memories of mulled wine. A- / $30 The post Review: 2021 Booker Wines Harvey & Harriet appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Tenuta Perano’s Chianti Classico is a wine we’ve covered in numerous incarnations — including this (standard) version and the Riserva bottling. A- / $28 / frescobaldi.com The post Review: 2021 Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico DOCG appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 13, 2024

Before bottling, the wine was aged for nine months in French Oak. This wine was a surprise, but a welcome one, and it could be the bottle that converts fans of Cabernet and other heavy reds into lovers of Pinot Noir. La Crema produces excellent Pinot Noirs from several different regions , but their home base is in Sonoma.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 12, 2024

His 2021 cab-heavy blend is composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, and 6% Cabernet Franc — a heady recipe, to be sure. The wine is aged in new French oak for 18 months before bottling. The Chris in question is Chris Kenefick, the winemaker at Kenefick Ranch. Let’s give it a try.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The $60 set includes 100ml samples of three wines Los Carneros Chardonnay, Los Carneros Pinot Noir, and Fraternity Red Blend, all from the 2021 vintage. As they are also available separately, pricing below is for full 750ml bottles of each wine. A bit over the top, all around.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 9, 2024

While Daou ‘s lineup is increasingly ubiquitous (we just bought a half bottle of Daou Chardonnay on a recent no-frills Allegiant Airlines flight), it’s still cranking out ultra high-end wines at the top end. Soul of a Lion is its most luxe offering, and we recently sampled the new 2021 vintage release.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Two new releases from Sonoma-based Three Sticks, both pinot noirs from the 2021 vintage — and both very different. B+ / $95 2021 Three Sticks Pinot Noir Sonoma Mountain One Sky Vineyard – The first vineyard-designated release from One Sky. Consider aging for a few years.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 21, 2024

It checks all the boxes expected of a Chardonnay of this pedigree and reputation and is certainly a bottle worthy of special occasions and guests. It’s great now, but I can’t help but wonder if another year or two in storage would see this bottle evolve to higher level.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 7, 2024

2021 Herdade Do Esporao Reserva Red – Elegant with notes of blackberry and plum oscillating in and out with a touch of cinnamon peeking through after some rest in the glass. A- / $23 2022 Herdade Do Esporao Reserva White – Sunny and aromatic pouring out of the bottle and into the glass.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The delight found in opening an unexpected bottle of wine is right up there with stumbling across a sunsetsheer ephemeral joy. In 2021, Johan released their first Savagnin varietal. Although my delight at the wine was partially owing to surprise, I’d gladly purchase another bottle knowing what to expect. $40,

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 2, 2024

Instead, bubbles are infused into the wine during bottling. Let’s see how it plays out in the bottle. B / $35 2021 Bryn Mawr Dolcetto Estate – 100% Dolcetto. B+ / $35 The post Review: Bryn Mawr NV Brut Rose and 2021 Dolcetto appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 15, 2024

2021 William Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast – Rich with chocolate on the nose, mellowing out with time to present aromas of black currant and baking spice courtesy of oak aging. It’s a bottle one would expect during drinks service in business class or one that could work well as a base for a nice white sangria.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Lithology 2021 is a blend of 86% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot, and 2% cabernet franc, sourced primarily from the eastern edge of Rutherford, with some Howell Mountain merlot and Oakville cab franc added to the mix. Their idea?

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 16, 2023

2021 Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC – Presenting a solid foundation of blackberry and dark cherry, this wine gains assistance from white pepper as it develops in the glass. This bottle holds promise with one to two years if stored away from sight, but it’s also ready to deliver presently if in a pinch.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 13, 2024

A- / $48 2021 C.L. Considerably lighter in body than the 2020 bottling , the focus here leans more on strawberry and light raspberry notes than the dense currents and cherry notes of the prior vintage, with unusual secondary elements of orange peel and cardamom emerging. I did both. B / $48 clbutaud.com The post Review: C.L.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A / $40 2021 Johannes Trapl Blaufrnkisch Johannes Trapl left a perfectly good job offer at a California winery on the table to return to Austria (Carnuntum) and concentrate on making biodynamically farmed natural wines. It will be excellent in a few years, but certainly ready to drink now.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 7, 2024

2021 Trapiche Medalla Malbec – Initially assertive with concentrated aromas of blackberry, raisin, and dark cherry, things eventually diminish with nuances of vanilla and toasted oak from aging in French oak barrels emerging and providing balance. Trapiche is certainly among them, maintaining its presence in the conversation year after year.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 21, 2024

2021 Domaine Bousquet Cameleon Organic Cabernet Sauvignon – 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Malbec, and somewhat surprisingly, that 15% stays quietly in the background and does a minimal amount of lifting. An engaging, affordable bottle that will do well with an easygoing weeknight pasta dinner. In other words: terroir.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 12, 2024

December 2021 saw the opening of a second location in River Falls, Wisconsin. The northern distillery not only boasts bottled in bond whiskey, but bottled in bond that surpasses the minimum standards. Could Tattersall be a contender for the next great bottled in bond from a craft distillery? Let’s find out!

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It probably doesn’t shock you to hear that thick glass bottles have heavy environmental footprints. Bonny Doon ‘s Carbon Nay, a Provençal-style rosé that comes in a bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard. A 12-bottle case of Carbon Nay is 24 pounds, whereas most cases of wine clock in closer to 40 pounds.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Debuting in France in 2021, Le Barteleur presents a line of premium classic bottled cocktails crafted with the finest natural ingredients, eco-conscious packaging, with an indefinite shelf life. With each bottle serving eight to ten drinks, Le Barteleur cocktails offer a professional-grade experience whether enjoyed at home or in bars.

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VinePair

JUNE 16, 2024

Bottled water is nothing new. While it’s hard to nail down exactly when the very first water bottle was invented, packaging water for transportation dates all the way back to ancient times. It didn’t take long for the environmental impact of these plastic bottles to become obvious.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Earlier this fall, Chattanooga Whiskey rolled out its second annual bottled in bond release for 2023. It’s a bit less balanced than the spring release, but still another engaging and well-executed bottled in bond from the crew at Chattanooga Whiskey. The particulars are below. 100 proof.

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VinePair

JANUARY 22, 2025

As part of this work, VinePairs tasting and editorial staff samples thousands of bottles every year. Its a grape native to Austria and can be made to be rich and age-worthy, or fun and easy, like this liter bottle. This single-vineyard bottling from the Finger Lakes has a toasty nose with some brled pear and a hint of wet stone.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To clarify: This second edition of Old Fitzgerald’s bottled-in-bond release from 2023 was announced around November and didn’t arrive on our steps until January 2024. Tied with Spring 2021 for the youngest release in the bonded Old Fitzgerald library to date, this wheated whiskey is 8 years old, distilled in the fall of 2015.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 11, 2024

The Brora Iris 50 Year Old 1972 became the most expensive bottle of whisky from the Brora distillery when it sold for £400,000 ($483,080) at the Distiller’s One Of One Auction, hosted by Sotheby’s. Photo: Sotheby’s/Distiller’s One Of One The old record for the most expensive bottle of Brora whisky was £54,450.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

In this country from 2021 to 2022, the luxury tier of spirits as defined by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) showed strong annualized growth of 4%. Irish whiskey has come a long way since the wave of consolidation resulted in just two remaining functioning distilleries in the 1980s.

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VinePair

JANUARY 13, 2025

According to IWSR data , during the two-year stretch from 2019 to 2021, U.S. From 2021 to 2023, Champagne sales declined by 7 percent annually while Prosecco maintained an annual growth rate above 5 percent. Champagne sales grew by 11 percent annually while Prosecco saw a slightly slower 10 percent growth rate during the same period.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 16, 2025

Offer Nonalcoholic Options From August 2021 to August 2022, total sales of nonalcoholic drinks in the U.S. For instance, a 25-square-foot area can accommodate up to 500 wine bottles be creative and dont forget to consider essential features like cooling, lighting and humidity. reached $395 million and experienced a 20.6%

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

In 2021, Parker invested in Champagne Jeeper , a 1949 estate, and Provençal winery Château La Mascaronne. ” In the summers I would go to see them and work on my allocations to make sure I could have all the great bottles. He had almost 3,000 bottles in his collection. I created a great bond with my coach like that, too.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 11, 2025

B / $22 2021 Biltmore Estate Mourvedre American – Considerably more elevated than the pinot noir, this is a smoldering wine that is dense with blackberry notes, layered with cloves, anise, and dark chocolate. The wine definitely takes its time getting there, meandering through gentle notes of chocolate and anise along the way.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As is always the case, we reviewed a ton of whiskey this year more than 400 different bottles, by my count and picking out our ten favorites was an incredibly difficult task. While you’re preparing for the big reveal, feel free to indulge in some of our previous top 10 whiskey lists: 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , and 2017.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s grown into an international consumer favorite, proven by our 2021 consumer retail growth rate of 1,976%, when we sold over 1M cases in just our third year on the market. What inspired your whiskey? It all began with formulating a creative shot in a Yeng family-owned bar in San Diego. How hard can it be?”

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Booze Business

JULY 9, 2024

Overall, 33% of Americans said they had spent $50 or more on a bottle of alcohol in 2022, against just 24% in 2021. In addition, the longstanding idea of “drinking less but drinking better” continues to apply. Premiumization is most notable in spirits.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But selecting one standout bottle from every subcategory of the spirit early each year offers a unique snapshot into what wowed us over the last 12 months. As part of this work, VinePairs tasting and editorial staff samples thousands of bottles every year. This helps us keep a finger on the pulse of whats new and exciting.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 29, 2024

We aren’t ones to shy away from additional wines from Merry Edwards, with this wintertime release spanning more 2021 pinot noirs, two whites, and the first sparkling wine we’ve tasted from the winery — this one bottled in honor of the upcoming eclipse. Surprisingly straightforward but perfectly drinkable.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 19, 2024

2021 Sonoma-Cutrer The Cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Valley – The Cutrer is always a bold experience from Sonoma-Cutrer, and this aggressive release is no different. Sonoma-Cutrer’s early 2024 releases are here, as we take a fresh look at two chardonnays and a pinot noir from this Russian River Valley icon.

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