Carlos Serres Old Vines Rioja David Honig Wine Reviews 1 min readFruity and soft on the palate, this would pair well with duck confit flatbread. Recommended. 88 points.
Best of 2015: Old Vines: In the Rhône Valley, it’s Not a Marketing Slogan, it’s Saving the 2015 Vintage Evan Dawson Features 5 min read Evan Dawson's always insightful wine writing for Palate Press often covers the Rhône and here he revisits the "old vines make better wines" marketing trope.
Old Vines: In the Rhône Valley, it’s Not a Marketing Slogan, it’s Saving the 2015 Vintage Evan Dawson Features 5 min read“The vines are old. They are deep, and they can find water.”
Out in the Fields Drinking Old Vine Zinfandel Ben Carter FeaturesWine Spotlight 4 min readThe Lodi Native Project highlights non-interventionist winemaking and individual style.
A Journey to Gigondas’ Chateau de Saint Cosme: Understanding One of the World’s Hottest Wineries Evan Dawson Features 11 min readThe histories told at many old European wineries are often drenched in romance, pulsing with charm, and riddled with inaccuracy–or...