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The True Story of To-Kalon Vineyard

The True Story of To-Kalon Vineyard

Prior to the turn of the 20th Century, there was a winery in Napa Valley which used the name ‘Tokalon’… That winery was sold off in parcels during the first...
Tagged: Cabernet Sauvignon Cellaring Collecting Cult Cult Wine Napa Valley Vineyard Management Wine Investing
Millennials Are Entering Their Collecting Years — Will They Buy the Same Wines Boomers Did?

Millennials Are Entering Their Collecting Years — Will They Buy the Same Wines Boomers Did?

“Aging in.” It’s a seemingly immutable reality for modern wine marketing as a concept.In a nutshell, the idea posits that fine wine — at least as it has existed in...
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Shifting Perspectives: Is Ageing Wine a Thing of the Past?

Shifting Perspectives: Is Ageing Wine a Thing of the Past?

Wine has long suffered from an image problem. Ask a casual imbiber what wine evokes for them and you may see a bead of sweat trickle down their brow. The...
Tagged: All Season Enjoyment Alternative Asset Class Burgundy Cellaring Collecting Cult Wine Dujac Fils & Père Fine and Rare Maison Paul Jaboulet Aine Wine Investing Wine Searcher
THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

Among the most compelling examples of Syrah outside France are made in the most unlikely of places—on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley—and by a Frenchman, born not...
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IN FOCUS: Clos Rougeard

IN FOCUS: Clos Rougeard

Due to the extreme rarity of its wines—and the fact that its pure Cabernet Francs may be the world’s greatest—Clos Rougeard has become the Loire Valley’s ultimate cult producer.

Its red trophies, Poyeux and Bourg, are now among the world’s most coveted wines, while its towering white, Brézé, is nearly as ardently sought after. 

Tagged: Cabernet Franc Clos Rougeard Collecting Cult Wine Fine and Rare Loire Valley Producer in Focus
IN FOCUS: ALICE ET OLIVIER DE MOOR - Cult CHABLIS

IN FOCUS: ALICE ET OLIVIER DE MOOR - Cult CHABLIS

Alice and Olivier De Moor live and work in Courgis, a small village 7km southwest of Chablis. It is where Olivier grew up, and his “old” cellar, the part where he ages his Chablis in oak barrels, is underneath his grandparents’ house.

Alice is from the Jura, and the two met at a large Chablis estate where Olivier was in charge of the vineyards. Both are enologists, graduates of the Dijon enological school, with enough knowledge to take a radically different direction for their vines and wines than their neighbors. While the division of labor principally consists of Olivier in the vines and Alice in the cellar and office, both are equally omnipresent in every role and all decisions are made together.

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