by Sean Ludford | Feb 21, 2024 | News Feed
Source — Decanter An intruder at the highly regarded Cepa 21 winery in Ribera del Duero has reportedly opened up tanks, ruining thousands of litres of wine with a potential estimated value exceeding €2m (£1.7m). Spain’s Cepa 21 winery in Ribera del Duero has been targeted in an act of sabotage that reportedly sent 60,000 litres of wine gushing onto the cellar floor. Police...
by Sean Ludford | Feb 14, 2024 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX February 14, 2024. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | Feb 7, 2024 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX February 7, 2024. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | Feb 5, 2024 | News Feed
By Tasos Kokkinidis — GreekReporter.com A wine cup believed to belong to ancient Greek politician Pericles discovered in 2014 is the highlight of the Epigraphical Museum in Athens. The cup was discovered in an ancient tomb, during excavations for the foundations of a new building in Kifisia, northern Athens. Pericles was born in Athens in 495 BC. He was one of the most eminent...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 31, 2024 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX January 31, 2024. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | Jan 30, 2024 | News Feed
By Suzanne Mustacich — Wine Spectator More than 80 rare bottles went missing from the Grand Award winner’s cellar, perhaps during recent renovations. The owners of La Tour d’Argent, the legendary Parisian restaurant and Wine Spectator Grand Award winner, filed a complaint with police last week following an inventory taken of their extensive wine collection. More than 80 bottles, worth $1.63 million (€1.5 million),...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 30, 2024 | Sean’s Rant
Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most pampered rodent, will soon be pulled from his lair to determine if we will have a speedy onset of spring or more grey winter. Not so fast I say. This vermin has seen his shadow on 108 occasions (including 2023) and failed to see a shadow just 18 times. I smell a rat… Who is this Punxsutawney Phil anyway...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 24, 2024 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX January 24, 2024. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | Jan 23, 2024 | News Feed
Daily Mail Researchers analysed Roman dolia – clay jars the Romans used for winemaking Their analysis suggests that Roman wine had a ‘slightly spicy’ flavour They were well known for their love of wine. But what did a glass of plonk really taste like in the Roman era? In a new study, researchers from Ghent University set out to answer this question, by analysing...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 17, 2024 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX January 17, 2024. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
