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Brothers usually share a last name. Never a first name. So maybe we were a tribe of Joshes. We were never sure how to define the connection. He called me Old Josh, and he was Young Josh to me. He certainly had more stamina. Josh and I became friends at the Wines of Chile awards
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Decanter What makes it a wine legend? Bottles produced 6,000 A legend because… In 1986, a successful Napa Valley estate agent, Jean Phillips, acquired a 23ha property on the eastern side of the valley in Oakville. There was a tiny parcel of Cabernet Sauvignon, and André Tchelistcheff was among those who recommended replanting the white-grape vines with Bordeaux varieties. The first commercial release of the dramatically named wine was 1992, with Heidi Peterson Barrett as the winemaker. Just under 1ha was used for this wine, as Phillips sold off most of the grapes. Robert Parker gave ...
Making the Case for New Zealand Reds BY REBECCA GIBB MW | MARCH 02, 2021 Almost a century before Pinot Noir found its feet in Central Otago and Martinborough, a Croatian-born viticulturist toured New Zealand to assess the potential for making wine. In 1895, Romeo Bragato visited the country’s fledgling vineyards, tasting the fruit and delivering his thoughts on the suitability of the climate and soils. In his Report on the Prospects of Viticulture in New Zealand, he declared that Central Otago, the Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay were well adapted to wine production. In a later publication Bra...