Good growing season turned wickedly hot in early September, with no cooling-off period, then wildfires raged in early October, raising the specter of smoke taint. More good news: 2016 is a seriously delicious vintage. It's always a challenge to plan picks from a couple hundred miles away from the vineyard. This year's growing season was less uniform, and the grape skins were thinner and more pliable than last year's. Just 365 days ago, 2016 was a glint in our eyes and now it’s already over. No, but it does offer hope for collectors trying to off-load their wines. The Indian state of Bihar (in the Northeast) decided to ban all wine consumption. Vintage 2015: Score 91: Drink Window Drink or hold: Description Hot and dry; structured reds, some hot: Description Hot and dry; structured reds, some hot: Vintage 2014: Score 89: Drink Window Drink or hold: Description It’s a fitting achievement for this 10,000-case, family-run business. The relatively mild sum… No matter your wine knowledge, we've got the accessories to improve your wine journey. Annual (2015) rainfall was 338mm, 72% of the long term average. One reporter nominated chardonnay and cabernet as standout varieties, the overall quality being good to high. Seamless season of heavenly hangtime and phenomenal phenolic developmentFebruary saw abundant rains, followed by lots of filtered light in spring and early summer. A deductive scientific study produced by the London School of Economics has determined that wine does indeed make you happy. Her answer was brief: ‘I think optimism,’ she replied. I asked Sue Bell of Bellwether wines what the trend for Aussie wine will be in 2017. Some of you might be nervous but don’t worry, there are some things to look forward to: It was hailed as a great success. Duh. Despite the early start many regions experienced cooler ripening periods, and drought was less of a defining characteristic than last year. This blog summarizes why 2012 was a good year for California wine and how this quality-quantity marriage came about for the 2012 wines. Was 2016 a good year for wine?In a word, YES! Napa’s most difficult season in recent memory. The China wine import business grew by 20%. #microbiologistlove. North America’s 2016 vintage saw advanced harvests across the board, with some of the earliest picking dates on record. 2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby. https://www.decanter.com/wine/wine-regions/bordeaux-2016-harvest-report- When it’s dried and served in a cow’s meal, it greatly reduces their gas and burps. The economic theorists among you may be bemused by this state of affairs, but vignerons in Burgundy tend to price each vintage on the basis of the likely size of the next crop. Many say quality matched 2015, but add that 2016 is different in style. The best Médoc red wines since 2010 as a general rule, although several estates also produced excellent 2015s, especially in Margaux and southern parts of Médoc and Left Bank in general. The problem arose when the guest realized the bottle (after it had been poured) was in fact not from the ‘07 vintage as the wine list had stated, but actually ‘08. When you get great fruit, and don't have to meddle with it much in the cellar, you have the recipe for great wine. Vintage charts summarize the quality and character of the wines from a particular region in a specific year. I co-founded Wine Folly to help people learn about wine. A high-quality map of the Cabernet Sauvignon genome was drafted with an open-source genome assembly process. Both bud break and flowering occurred a bit late, but under ideal weather conditions, creating plentiful and even fruit set. A warm year gave structured and balanced reds. Perfection. Let’s take a look at what happened in the world through the lens of our favorite beverage: wine. A blue wine was created in Spain this year using anthocyanin-based dyes (the same pigment in wine grapes). Claiming its place as Wine Spectator’s 2016 Wine of the Year, it becomes the seventh Napa Cabernet to earn our top honor since the award’s inception in 1988. About Our Tastings. In 2016, wine growers were anticipating a magnificent vintage before they picked a single grape. There are also fortified wine vintage ratings for Port where a Port vintage has been declared. A group of Master Sommeliers was tested and they appear to have a much thicker zone in the part of the brain associated with smells and memory. Inclement weather caused so much damage that the production of the country was reduced by at least 10%. This is a serious bummer. 30% of Loire harvest lost due to frosts in April, Hail in Chablis, Cognac, and Bojo in late May “etat de Catastrophe”, Hail in Bojo in June, some places have 70-80% crop damage. Revenue at alcohol giants Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) and Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) grew by 19.1 per cent and 15.7 per cent last year. This wine, though, is aromatic and pretty, more like the flower garden where one finds the porcupine. Clean fruit typical of the 2016 harvest. https://winefolly.com/lifestyle/wine-and-2016-a-year-in-review Go China! Cow farts/burps have been noted to producing at least 1/5 of the world’s greenhouse gasses. I was recently faced with a minor problem. Unlike other cities, it can cost a restauranteur in Boston about $450,000 for a liquor license (compared to about $2500 in Seattle). noted to producing at least 1/5 of the world’s greenhouse gasses. BY ANTONIO GALLONI | APRIL 25, 2017 . The hope is that being exposed to radiation in a space environment will cause the vines to mutate and become more resistant to climate change. Don’t take our word for it, you can watch series one on Hulu! The vintage chart and harvest reports provided by the Wine Scholar Guild gives you the ranking for every French wine region and vintage from 2000 to today. Bad news, burgundy lovers: there is a serious shortage of wine. This year, France did not please the gods. We made about 15 trips and crushed nearly 35 tons - up a little bit over 2015. It means that also 2016 vintage was excellent for us; for the composition of the grapes there was a high sugar content, good acidity and a particular richness in … The site includes features like wine pricing trends so you can see if you’re getting a good deal. Even though there are only 80 acres planted so far, the region is on the up and up. The wine made such a splash in the news that there is already a slew of knockoffs. The e-commerce site eBay launched a wine portal. Over the past year, I rated more than 1,300 wines from Bordeaux’s 2016 vintage and only five were rated 100 points. Summer brought generous sun during the day and cooler marine influences, virtually uninterrupted by major heat spikes. But the team here and our awesome vineyard managers made 2016 as smooth as possible. Read in-depth tasting notes and see ratings for hundreds of classified Bordeaux 2016 wines, re-tasted by Jane Anson this month now that the vintage has been bottled and beginning with Médoc. Harvest for Burnt Bridge Cellars began on August 30 (Merlot) and our last pick was October 13 (Cabernet) - so it lasted nearly two-and-a-half months. The 2016 Growing Season & Wines While we were all freaking out about elections several large scale business acquisitions were being made. But before it goes, let’s take a look at what happened in the world of wine this year. Based on what I have tasted so far, 2016 looks like a year with dark flavors, but not as much depth, structure or tannin as is usually associated with vintages that have a similar flavor profile. Rating: 5/5 on Left Bank | 4.5/5 on the Right Bank. I'm really happy with when we picked the fruit this year too. This year was an amazing time for wine and science. This study is particularly exciting for viticultural scientists who are working tirelessly to create new disease-resistant and climate-change-tolerant grape varieties that wine drinkers actually like. Winter was 79%; Spring 59% and December only 17% of average. Andrew Jefford, award-winning wine journalist and WSG Academic Advisor has compiled information and written the vintage charts starting with the 2013 vintage. Read Amanda Barnes' early round-up of the 2016 wine harvests in key regions across North America. In 2016 there were 13,652 hectares of vineyards in Barossa and 64,362 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage. Their site says, “Your favorite wines created from scratch on a molecular level.” Unfortunately, Ava winery is not as fast as a replicator, they’ve been “brewing” their second batch for months. In the meantime, though, consumers will find plenty of fabulous wines from both 2016 and 2015. The best 2016s are deep and intense, yet also pulse with a real sense of energy. Here are some of the highlights: Bill Koch (of the Koch Bros) sold off some of his fine wine collection with a 20,000 bottle sell on Sotheby’s and made $21.8 million (over $1k per bottle!). Wine Harvest Report 2016: A Year of Challenges and Rewards in the Rhône Valley Both North and South produced promising wines this year, thanks to a summer that stretched into fall Workers bring in Grenache at Château St.-Cosme in Gigondas. Highlights. Was it a very good year? Idaho had a big win this year with the creation of the Lewis-Clark Valley AVA. We went online and found a bottle of 1988 Château Haut-Brion for $440 with free shipping. The system works for consumers when the vintage is good, like 2016, because huge worldwide demand means that buyers get a chance to buy wines before the wines sell out or prices escalate. It was a good year for grog sales. In one of those unexpected outcomes, one Pyrenees vigneron was of the view that the growing season weather for 2015 and 2016 were very similar. Contact360-695-33631500 Broadway StVancouver, WA 98663info@burntbridgecellars.com. This year the wine that particularly impressed me was this old-vine Tinta Barocca—an unlikely Portuguese variety, mainly used as a blending grape … Several Bordeaux 2016 wines have improved even further since en primeur season, and there is particular excitement on the Left Bank where several top Médoc estates have outperformed 2015. 2016. Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were described as “outstanding”, while most wineries are hopeful that 2016 will become one of the region’s best vintages. A number of Bordeaux 2016 wines have improved in the bottle since en primeur season. For starters, the weather was perfect throughout the growing season, says Jimmy Minutella of … @WineFolly, study is particularly exciting for viticultural scientists, wine will increase your happiness by 10.79 points, April fool’s post about vines in outer space. Harvest for Burnt Bridge Cellars began on August 30 (Merlot) and our last pick was October 13 (Cabernet) - so it lasted nearly two-and-a-half months. Here were the lowest moments: We thought the weather could get bad in France, but it’s nothing compared to what China saw: Yes, we’re headed into a strange new world in 2017. Of course, much of the final results will depend on the choices producers make over the next two years and how the wines themselves develop over that time. They are by necessity general in nature, but can help consumers make good choices when faced with unfamiliar wines. Debbie, 72, is a fifth-generation Californian who grew up farming in the Sacramento delta. Description. Fortunately, with the lift on BYOB, more restaurants can offer diners the option of bringing in a bottle. Remember when 2016 was shiny and full of potential? The last year has been a good year for Australian wine, but I think that 2017 will be a particularly exciting one. Do we trust it entirely? On the Right Bank, Pomerol is a particular highlight. Bordeaux 2016 harvest begins after year of two halves But it's a waiting game for many following late flowering Mendoza vines during Argentina's 2016 wine harvest. Have any amazing stories to add, or comments on the ones above? Scientists theorize that developing these olfaction senses (smell and taste) may affect the onset of diseases Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The resulting drier soils, combined … a pdf of many of the top US multi-label wine brands. From beginner to professional, the right wine tools make for the best drinking experience. Cork giant Amorim announced that after sinking $15 million into R&D they have developed a cork that won’t cause cork taint (aka TCA–smells like wet dogs). This year, a former professor of pulmonary medicine has developed a special filter that will retain these precious aromas. The 2016 growing season presented château owners with plenty of challenges, but ideal weather at the most critical time of the year made up for the early struggles of the vintage. Pyrenees. Regional consorzi are predicting a good year with yields reduced about 10% to 15%. The 2015/16 growing season yielded a warm, dry, Spring, with good conditions for flowering and fruit-set. My question is: what’s wrong with rosé? 2016 is coming to a close, and it’s time to look forward to what 2017 might have in store. Was 2016 a good year for wine?In a word, YES! Ironically, we had made an April fool’s post about vines in outer space just one year ago… #isthisforreals. A guest had ordered a bottle of ‘07 Napa Cabernet ($70) from my wine list (that’s right, in case you didn’t know, I run a restaurant/wine bar). Our wine vintage chart contains vintage ratings on the top wine producing regions around the world for red, white and fortified wines, including Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone, Rioja and Tuscany for red wines and also Alsace, Germany, Burgundy and Sauternes for white wines. They also help … Vintage. A warm year gave structured and balanced reds. Drought broke over the winter, with lots of vegetation and healthy vines to start the season. MAIN Wine Wine Vintage Guides. This year is a "cracker of a year" for South Australia's winegrowers, according to the Wine Grape Council of South Australia. We actually reported on this in 2015, but then a more detailed study came out further detailing the importance of local microbiomes. 2016: Score 91: Drink Window Drink or hold: Description. This is great news for those of us who love the natural products like cork and cotton t-shirts. Here are some of the highlights: A winery in SF called Ava Winery made a 100% synthetic Moscato using the building blocks of wine: water, ethanol, amino acids, and aroma compounds. The device is called AromaLoc and it should be available to white wine makers next year. On a scale of 1 to 100, wine will increase your happiness by 10.79 points, particularly when doing unenjoyable activities including traveling, commuting, and waiting. We brought in some new fruit too (Malbec, Syrah, Cab) that we haven't had before, so it'll be fun watching these lots evolve over the next two years. What you might not know is that a huge number of the delicate floral and fruit aromas in white wines “burn off” during fermentation. Despite the dry conditions and hot December and February, yields were average to above average, following in the wake of four vintages below average production. Bordeaux 2016. Grape pomace is the stuff leftover after the wine is made and it includes the skins and seeds of grapes. As it happens, microbes turn out to be one of the key indicators of terroir in wine! Fifth-generation grape grower Bret Munselle shared his thoughts on the 2012 vintage in the above video. We just had our 6th anniversary party and a lot of folks wanted to know how crush went. Some estates will bottle no 2017s, others may bottle just a little bit of wine. Thus, the 2016 wines are more aromatic and deeper in color, but less structured, according to Alberto Passeri, the manager at La Gerla in Montalcino. If you’re in the wine business, things were pretty hairy: The e-commerce site eBay launched a wine portal with thousands of wines up for auction/buy. Included in the launch of Tiangong-2, China’s newest space lab, were a selection of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir vines. The show will star John Cho (of Harold and Kumar and Star Trek fame) and is about “a brilliant con artist who dupes the wealthiest, most powerful people in the country into paying millions for fake wine.” The plot sounds strikingly similar to what happened with Rudy Kurniawan. Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Boscarelli is always among the best producers of Vino Nobile and this year is no exception: fresh red plum fruit with good acid and slightly dusty tannins. The one thing that is certain is that there will be much less wine in 2017 than in a normal year. The vintage is simply the year in which the fruit, usually one or more varieties of wine grapes, was grown and harvested.. 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