Filed under: Wine The latest tool in the battle against counterfeit vintage wines is rather high tech. Antique Wine Company in London asked Guegan’s Centre for Nuclear Studies to create technology that zaps bottles with ion beams generated by a particle accelerator. The beams are meant to determine how old the glass in the bottles is and where it originated from. They can compare the suspicious bottles with known bottles from a certain chateau. Of course this brings up the problem of new wine in old bottles. That involves another test, a method that tests for levels of a radioactive isotope, cesium 137, in the wine itself. Techniques like this were used in the case of wines sold by Hardy Rodenstock, the wine dealer who is the subject of "The BIllionaire’s Vinegar" a recent book that includes the story of American collector William Koch who has sued Rodenstock claiming bottles which allegedly belonging to US president Thomas Jefferson were fakes. Because of th...
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When you think fine wine pairings, I bet the last thing on your mind are Slim Jims and Ding Dongs. But that’s exactly what they served at the Colorado Wine Company this past weekend for the 2nd Annual White Trash Tasting. Before you cry “Sacrilege!” I’ll have you know that Jennifer and John Nugent, the owners of this Eagle Rock wine store, should actually be commended for their unique tasting event. Apparently it was created to make wine tasting less intimidating to the Average Joe, lik... more
Well, Les Dames are having another lovely Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Aside from the plucky mountain tunes and hayrides, food-wise, this one’s big. Check out the star-studded guest list:
103 West, 5 Seasons Brewing, Affairs to Remember, Alon’s Bakery and Market,
Aria, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta Cupcake Factory, Avalon Catering,
Barrelman Wine and Cheese Shop , Beleza, Bella Cucina Artful Food, Big Boat
Wine Company, Bold American Catering a... more
Einige Ereignisse der vergangenen Tage und Wochen haben mich dazu veranlasst den eigentlich bereits ad acta gelegten Fall der angeblich geflschten Jefferson-Flaschen nochmals aufzugreifen. Seit mehr als zwei Jahren sorgt dieser Rechtsstreit zwischen dem amerikanischen Milliardr William Bill Koch und dem Mnchner Weinsammler Hardy Rodenstock immer wieder fr Furore in den Medien. Vor allem deshalb weil die amerikanische Seite ihre Bemhungen um juristische Klrung mit einer beispiellosen ff... more
Htte der stern dieses oder ein anderes aus einer ganzen Serie von Fotos des Hamburger Fotografen Walter Cimbal gehabt, wre ihm eine Blamage erspart geblieben. Es handelt sich um jene Jroboam 1945 von Chteau Mouton-Rothschild, die im Dezember 2007 bei einer Rarittenprobe von Hardy Rodenstock in Hamburg von einer kleinen Gruppe deutscher und britischer Weinliebhaber getrunken wurde, und die jetzt Gegenstand eines erneuten Flschungsvorwurfs der stern-Redaktion gegen Rodenstock ist.
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Das in Hamburg erscheinende Magazin Stern schiet scharf gegen den Weinsammler Hardy Rodenstock. In einer soeben erschienenen Reportage versuchen die Stern-Redakteure zu belegen, dass Rodenstock Nachdrucke von Etiketten alter Weine in Auftrag gegeben hat. ... more
Filed under: Wine After reading the ins and outs of the Mondavi clan in The House of Mondavi book, I’m even more intrigued to see what former Mondavi CEO and chairman Michael Mondavi has cooked up with his first wine. The 2005 M by Michael Mondavi is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from his Animo vineyard in Atlas Peak, Napa . The wine was aged for 22 months in French oak and bottle aged for a year. You can pick up M by Michael Mondavi this fall for a steep $199. In a rece... more
Filed under: Spirits , Wine Here’s a rather elegant and understated alternative to some of the more ostentatious champagne accessories and gift sets we’ve reported on in the past. The Grand Sicle Coffret is designed to showcase Laurent-Perrier ’s delectable multi-vintage prestige cuvee, Grand Sicle . The limited edition set contains a magnum of Grand Sicle and six hand-blown Baccarat crystal champagne flutes, of a design specially commissioned by Laurent-Perrier ... more
Filed under: Dining , Wine , Events If you have $4.000 to spend on a wine tasting, this might be the one. On September 25, the Ninth Annual benefit "Once-in-a-Lifetime Blockbuster Wine Tasting Dinner" will take place in New York City. It will showcase the 1990 Bordeaux, a year important for its hot, dry weather followed by some thunderstorms and scattered showers in September and October. The stressed grapes which stopped ripening and then quickly started again once the rains came, were... more
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