Taste Like A Pro - The Magic Of Oak...

August 31, 2015 by JC Viens in Articles

Oak usage in winemaking has had a bad rap lately. Perhaps it is justified in some cases, but one thing is sure, the technique is not recent. Hundreds of generations ago, oak was the main material utilized for fermentation, maturation, and transportation of wine. What has changed in recent times, for better or worse, is how oak is applied at various stages of winemaking.

Taste Like A Pro - The Concept of Terroir...

July 02, 2015 by JC Viens in Articles

From this article onwards, we will analyze various concepts that directly or indirectly affect the style and the quality of the final wine. In this issue, we discuss a subject of much debate and controversy. “Terroir.

Taste Like A Pro - On Ageing Ability...

June 15, 2015 by JC Viens in Articles

In this series of articles, we discuss the concepts used by wine critics when scoring wine. In doing so, we hope to provide our readers with insights for their own judgment of quality and value. In this issue, we focus on Ageing Ability.

Dinner w/ Richard Geoffroy, Creator of Dom Perignon Vintages

May 13, 2015 by JC Viens in Articles

Here is not an invitation to dinner but to an "experience". But not just any experience, that of a "journey through the Plénitudes", which in French means something much greater than its English equivalent...

Taste Like A Pro, The Concept Of Wine Balance...

April 13, 2015 by JC Viens in Articles

Reproduced from Year 4, Issue #15 of Spirito di Vino Asia...

In this series of articles, we delve into the criterions that wine critics use when scoring wine. In doing so, we hope to provide our readers with insights they can apply in their own judgment of the many wines they taste for pleasure. In this article, we focus on Balance...