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Wine Decoded Yarra Valley Shiraz 2016 Season Recap + Launch!

From Grape 🍇 to your mouth 🍷 it takes 3 years to prepare this tasty beverage!
Today we share the Season Recap with a 🎥 7min highlight real!

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Wine Bites

Rioja beyond Reservas and Co

Scott Wasley explores the Spanish wine region of Rioja
Rioja’s reds blends are dominated by Tempranillo with portions of Garnacha, Graciano & Mazuelo
The best have perfumes that ought not exist with incredible complexity harmony, fine tannins to grace your tongue and can live forever!

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Getting Your Head Around Montalcino home to Rosso + Brunello di Montalcino

Made from Sangiovese, specifically the Sangiove Grosso Clone, Brunello can reach epic heights.
Dig a little deeper and you’ll find out just how important it is to “Know your producers & know your sites!”

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Winemaker Sessions

Wine Decoded Meets Pietro Oddero of Poderi Oddero in La Morra, Barolo

He Came, We Talked, We Drank … We Played with the Pooches!

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Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around Priorat

Explore the divine reds of Garnatxa & Carinyena and the stunning whites of Garnatxa Blanca, Pedro Ximénez, Macabeu, Moscatel!
We’ve combined a couple of resources to help you get your head around Priorat.

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Wine Bites

The Changing Face of Bordeaux from 1960-2022

Like all wine regions Bordeaux has been evolving over the last 50 years.
Adopting new technologies like must concentrators and micro-oxidation, adapting to climate change & implementing Precision Viticulture & Winemaking have all played their part.

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Tips & Tricks Winemaker Sessions

Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée-Saint-Vivant Give Away

Flashback: May 2020 When the WINE DECODED Community Went Nuts!
Film 1: Tasting 1989 Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Film 2: A vintage at DRC with a winemaker’s observations.

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Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around the Southern Rhône Village of Gigondas

Gigondas has stepped out of the shadow of neighbouring Châteauneuf du Pape, in the land where Grenache is King, they offer wines of intensity and flavour that are distinctly their own.

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Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 13 – The Village of Rully

Rully along with Mercurey and Givry is one of the crowning jewels of the Côte Chalonnaise.
There’s excellent whites and reds coming from the village and it’s 23 Premier Crus!

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Tips & Tricks Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 11 – The Village of Pernand-Vergelesses

Discover what makes the village and wines of Pernand-Vergelesses unique!

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Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 12 – The Villages of the Mâcconais

The Mâconnais is the soul of southern Burgundy!
The world has become increasingly aware of what many savvy French have known for a long time…
There is some serious, tasty and affordable vino coming out of the Mâcon!

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Tips & Tricks Wine Bites

Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 9.3 – The Village of Chambolle-Musigny

Discover what makes the village and wines of Chambolle-Musigny unique!

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