Liber Pater and the Price of Recreating Bordeaux’s Past
A 27-litre Liber Pater may fetch US$1.15 million, but the more important story is its attempt to recover the grapes, vines and taste of Bordeaux before phylloxera.
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Perspective
Champagne Beyond the Flute
The flute helped turn Champagne into a symbol of celebration. It also became one of the greatest obstacles to tasting it properly.
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From the Cellar
Palladius 2005: Before Swartland Became a Movement
At Culture Wine Bar in Cape Town, a remarkably fresh Palladius 2005 took us back to the years when Sadie Family was beginning to change the course of South African wine.
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Dispatches
The World’s Best Sommelier Is Decided in 40 Minutes. Preparing Takes Years.
Nikolai Haram Svorte won the world sommelier title in Lisbon. The final lasted 40 minutes, but reaching it required years of study, tasting and service.