# sauvignon blanc (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sauvignon blanc. Page: Feed: --- ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Celler Alimara Llumí Rosat 2023, Terra Alta, Spain](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-celler-alimara-llum%C3%AD-rosat-2023-terra-alta-spain) _2026-08-20 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is one of my favourite rosés of the summer. No, change that. Forget summer: Llumí Rosat 2023 is one of my favourite rosés – a wine so full of fruit, flavour, aroma, colour and all-round brio. It doesn’t set itself up to be a rarified fine wine. Its purpose is to be bring unbridled enjoyment, with or without food. And that’s exactly what it does. ## [Wine of the Day, No. 904, and a Bonus](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-904-and-a-bonus) _2026-08-19 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Yesterday was International Pinot Noir Day ## [Die Buchertberg Pakete sind da!](https://www.herrenhof.net/die-buchertberg-pakete-sind-da/) _2026-08-19 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Sie haben richtig gehört, die Buchertberg Pakete sind da! Wir haben 2 für Sie geschnürt. Die darin enthaltenen Weine und Verjus (im Extended-Paket) sind natürlich alle bei uns am Buchertberg entstanden – vom Anbau bis zur Kelterung. Alles passiert hier im Weingut. Insidertipp: mit einem entsprechenden Gutscheincode kann man die Pakete noch günstiger einkaufen! :-) ... Weiterlesen ... ## [Buchertberg Verjus 2026 is in the House!](https://www.herrenhof.net/buchertberg-verjus-2026-is-in-the-house/) _2026-08-17 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Liebe Genießerinnen & Genießer, Verjus is in the House! Die esten Tage im August standen bei uns im Zeichen der Verjusernte. Gerade diese Ernte zeigt uns immer in welche Richtung der Jahrgang gehen wird! Und dieser wird gut, auch wenn er trocken ist. Aber die Strategie wie wir die Weingärten am Buchertberg bepflanzt haben, geht ... Weiterlesen ... ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Montmarin Viognier 2025, Côtes de Thongue, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-domaine-de-montmarin-viognier-2025-c%C3%B4tes-de-thongue-languedoc-france) _2026-08-13 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is French Mediterranean Viognier at its most appealing – radiant, airy, succulent and supple, with honeysuckle and peach on the nose, peach-cum-apricot and citrus fruit on the palate, sea-spray freshness, subtle marine minerality and a seamless, rounded texture. And it's a bargain ## [Steven Kent Winery: Four Versions of Cabernet Franc](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/steven-kent-winery-four-versions) _2026-08-12 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Not "paper-scissors-rock" but "rock-steel-wood." ## [Wine of the Day, No. 903](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-903) _2026-08-10 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A surprising merlot from Roussillon. ## [Six Recent Purchases](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/six-recent-purchases) _2026-08-08 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Italy, France, Portugal -- fairly priced. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas Roda Sela Rioja 2023, Rioja, Spain](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bodegas-roda-sela-rioja-2023-rioja-spain) _2026-08-06 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Red Rioja in summer? Sure. Sela is a summery Rioja, although that’s not to say it wouldn’t be just as welcome in the depths of winter. It would. But it’s not the traditional comfort-style of Rioja that depends on oak and age for its character. Sela is new-wave Rioja. Matured for 12 months in semi-new French oak barrels, the fruit really shines ## [Domaine Evremond – Champagne Taittinger Comes to Kent](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/domaine-evremond-champagne-taittinger-comes-to-kent) _2026-08-05 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ When the then-mayor Jean Taittinger twinned the city of Reims with Canterbury in the 1950s, it presumably never crossed his mind that 60 years or so later his family would be embarking on an English sparkling wine venture in the Kent countryside nearby. But that's what happened when his son Pierre-Emmanuel joined with his UK importer and longtime friend Patrick McGrath to create Domaine Evremond ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/H1u7QOauEODf) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Tongue Dancer Wines: A Re-Introduction](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/tongue-dancer-wines-a-re-introduction) _2026-08-05 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Sonoma County, 12 examples -- mainly pinot noir + two chardonnays ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: New Dawn White 2025, Western Cape, South Africa](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-new-dawn-white-2025-western-cape-south-africa) _2026-07-30 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ New Dawn is the creation of multi-award-winning Cape winemaker Rüdger van Wyk, whose vision is to make affordable wines that you can open without any faff or ceremony – wines that don’t need fancy food matches, but which don’t compromise an iota of quality for the sake of accessibility and price point. ## [Notable Reprise No. 3: "Wine and Dance"](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/notable-reprise-no-3-wine-and-dance) _2026-07-27 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ From the archives. ## [Gianni Doglia: Four Current Releases](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/gianni-doglia-four-current-releases) _2026-07-24 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ From the hills of Monferrato in Piedmont. ## [OPEN Kellertür 2026](https://www.herrenhof.net/open-kellertuer-2026/) _2026-07-23 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ OPEN Kellertür 2026: Wir laden Sie recht herzlich zu unserer diesjährigen Weinpräsentation „OPEN Kellertür“ an den HERRENHOF ein – wir feiern unsere neu abgefüllten Weine! Wir feiern 20 Jahre am Wein am HERRENHOF! // Datum: am Sonntag, dem 08. November von 14:00 bis 20:00 Uhr Anreise: bitte mithilfe von Google-Maps Alle neuen Weine stellen ... Weiterlesen ... ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Prieuré de Cénac Cahors Malbec 2023, Cahors, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-prieur%C3%A9-de-c%C3%A9nac-cahors-malbec-2023-cahors-france) _2026-07-23 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Could the red wines of Cahors finally be having a moment in the UK? I hope so. It feels long overdue. I love the wines now, but I didn’t always. And it’s not because they’ve grown on me, but because they’ve changed greatly for the better in the last 15 or so years. ## [A Notable, Perhaps Noble Reprise, No. Two](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/a-notable-perhaps-noble-reprise-no) _2026-07-20 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A request. ## [Cattleya Wines: Some 2024s](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/cattleya-wines-some-2024s) _2026-07-18 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Wines of remarkable focus, purity and intensity ## [A Notable, Even Noble Reprise](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/a-notable-even-noble-reprise) _2026-07-17 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ By request. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Roquefort Les Roches Blanches 2025, Bordeaux Blanc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-ch%C3%A2teau-roquefort-les-roches-blanches-2025-bordeaux-blanc-france) _2026-07-16 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is wonderfully vibrant and refreshing, but with subtle richness, too – and it's from a category that isn’t well known enough in the UK: dry white Bordeaux. If you like white Sancerre, you are sure to like this wine, which is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and unoaked. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UvmH05KhqLir) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [New Releases from Troon Vineyard and Farm](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/new-releases-from-troon-vineyard) _2026-07-14 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Vermentino '25; syrah '23. ## [Weekend Wine Notes: 12 Wines Notable for Their Diversity](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/weekend-wine-notes-12-wines-notable) _2026-07-11 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Six whites and six reds, mainly under $30. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Les Terrasses Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2024, Loire Valley, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-les-terrasses-saint-nicolas-de-bourgueil-cabernet-franc-2024-loire-valley-france) _2026-07-09 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is Loire Valley Cabernet Franc just as it should be, so hats off to the Bougrier family and winemaker Franck Chatelain of Caves de la Tourangelle, the producer of this Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. It's all the more of an achievement in a year like 2024 because growing seasons don’t come much more difficult. ## [Vecchie Terre di Montefili -- Tuscan Sangiovese of Intensity and Purity](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/vecchie-terre-di-montefili-tuscan) _2026-07-08 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Hillside wines built for the long-haul. ## [Wine of the Day, No. 902](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-902) _2026-07-07 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A scintillating, Sonoma County sauvignon blanc ## [Der HERRENHOF jetzt im neuen Falstaff WineGuide 2026/27](https://www.herrenhof.net/der-herrenhof-jetzt-im-neuen-falstaff-wineguide-2026-27/) _2026-07-05 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Die Weine vom HERRENHOF sind jetzt wieder im Falstaff Wineguide 2026/27 ersichtlich. Nach längerer Pause haben wir unsere Weine wieder eingereicht und tolle Bewertungen erhalten! Allen voran ist Furmint vom Sandstein 2024, gefolgt von Sand & Kalk, bzw. Buchertberg Weiss Gemischter Satz. Unsere Rotweine wurden auch sehr gut bewertet. Das freut uns sehr! Hier könnt ... Weiterlesen ... ## [Prime Time for Pink: Rosés for Summer 2026](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/prime-time-for-pink-ros%C3%A9s-for-summer-2026) _2026-07-03 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Rosé may be a much less seasonal wine than it was, but we all need good rosés to drink in the summer. And what a summer this is turning out to be, not least for the weather, and the sport. Here, then, is round-up of rosés to enjoy whatever you are doing and whatever the weather. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Frédéric Lambert Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 2024, Jura, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-domaine-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-lambert-c%C3%B4tes-du-jura-chardonnay-2024-jura-france) _2026-07-02 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Even if you think you don’t need another Chardonnay, trust me, you need Domaine Frédéric Lambert Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 2024. It’s different and it’s lovely. It comes from the Jura, the small, chilly, hilly region in the east of France between Burgundy and Switzerland, and it’s made and aged in a traditional way, spending nine months in oak barrels ## [Andreola: Don't Call Them Prosecco](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/andreola-dont-call-them-prosecco) _2026-07-01 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Three jewels of the Valdobbiadene DOCG region. ## [2 Sterne im Falstaff Wineguide 2026/27](https://www.herrenhof.net/2-sterne-im-falstaff-wineguide-2026-27/) _2026-06-30 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Es freut mich sehr euch berichten zu dürfen, dass unser Weingut nun mit 2 Sternen im Falstaff Wineguide 2026/27 ausgezeichnet wurde! Ehrlich gesagt habe ich in den letzten Jahren keine Proben mehr an den Falstaff Verlag geschickt. Aber deshalb sind wir umso glücklicher, wenn unsere Arbeit dementsprechend gewürdigt wird! Seht selbst: Über die Bewertungen werde ... Weiterlesen ... ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Z8ikVLCd48tb) _2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Resilience Pinot Noir 2024: Supporting Mental Health Awareness and the Kevin Love Fund](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/resilience-pinot-noir-2024-supporting) _2026-06-27 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ And a beautiful pinot noir it is. ## [Robert Hall Winery's New Regenerative Organic Wines](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/robert-hall-winerys-new-regenerative) _2026-06-25 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Get'em at Whole Foods. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Shiraz 2024, Adelaide Hills, Australia](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bird-in-hand-two-in-the-bush-shiraz-2024-adelaide-hills-australia) _2026-06-25 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ You may be thinking anything but big reds in the current weather, but Shiraz doesn’t have to be a big beast. This isn’t. Medium-bodied, bright and polished, it’s a classic cool-climate Australian Shiraz and tastes brilliant lightly chilled. It also makes a great barbecue wine. ## [My Worst Winery Visit Ever](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/my-worst-winery-visit-ever) _2026-06-20 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Looking at you, Chateau Mouton-Freaking-Rothschild. ## [Wine of the Day, No. 901](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-901) _2026-06-18 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A "Muscadet" from Monterey County. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Flint Vineyard Silex 2024, England](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-flint-vineyard-silex-2024-england) _2026-06-18 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ English still wines don’t get much better than this crystalline, polished dry white made in Norfolk from grapes grown in Essex and in Flint’s own vineyard in Earsham, Norfolk. It’s all the more of an achievement in a year as tricky, cool and wet as 2024. Try it during English Wine Week. ## [Fattoria della Talosa: An Innovator in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/fattoria-della-talosa-an-innovator) _2026-06-17 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ NOT Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. ## [Patent Wines: For Devotees of "Iron Fist/Velvet Glove" Cabernet Sauvignon](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/patent-wines-for-devotees-of-iron) _2026-06-13 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ There's also a brilliant sauvignon blanc. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Nós Somos Douro 2024, Douro, Portugal](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-n%C3%B3s-somos-douro-2024-douro-portugal) _2026-06-11 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This red from the Douro is one of four Portuguese wines in the new Nós Somos (‘We Are’) regional range from Esporão, one of Portugal’s largest, most impressive producers and one of the world’s biggest organic growers. It's a true reflection of its region, very good value and versatile with meat and vegetable dishes ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Ollieux Romanis Racine Blanc 2025, Corbières, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-ch%C3%A2teau-ollieux-romanis-racine-blanc-2025-corbi%C3%A8res-languedoc-france) _2026-06-04 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ White Corbières is not something you see very often, but I didn’t pick Château Ollieux Romanis Racine Blanc 2025 for its novelty value. I chose it because it’s a wine that really sings – refreshingly, generously and expressively, with floral and white peach aromas. ## [NIX VORNEHMEN – Winzerdinner im Steintalgut in Ansfelden](https://www.herrenhof.net/nix-vernehmen-winzerdinner-am-13-06-2026/) _2026-06-01 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ NIX VORNEHMEN heißt die Devise! Es laden euch Patrick Böhm und ich, Gottfried Lamprecht, zu einem feinen Winzerdinner mit Anpruch ein. Ort: im Steintalgut in Ansfelden Uhrzeit: Start 18:00 Uhr Anmeldungen bitte unter: boehm.pati@aon.at oder via Telefon: 066445962149. Wir freuen uns auf euch. Also, NIX VORNEHMEN! :-) ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Éminence de Bijou Pinot Noir 2023, Haute Vallée de l'Aude, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-%C3%A9minence-de-bijou-pinot-noir-2023-haute-vall%C3%A9e-de-l-aude-languedoc-france) _2026-05-28 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ If you didn’t know, you might be hard-pushed to say where this Pinot Noir comes from – the upper Aude Valley is not the best known of wine regions – but you would be having a bad day if you didn’t recognise the grape variety. It’s Pinot Noir to a T, with glistening cherry fruit and silky palate. ## [Über den HERRENHOF im Alpe Adria Magazin – Evviva! Genussmagazin](https://www.herrenhof.net/ueber-den-herrenhof-im-alpe-adria-magazin-evviva-genussmagazin/) _2026-05-26 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Nicole Richter vom Alpe Adria Magazin – Evviva! Genussmagazin war am HERRENHOF zu Gast und hat uns ihren ganz besonderen Bericht gesendet. Lesen Sie hier ihren Reisebericht. Bitte klicken Sie auf die Bilder um zur größeren Ansicht zu gelangen. \> Gerne wieder – es hat uns sehr gefreut! ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Weingut Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett 2023, Mosel, Germany](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-weingut-vollenweider-wolfer-goldgrube-riesling-kabinett-2023-mosel-germany) _2026-05-21 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ In line with global trends, wine drinkers in the UK have been switching from red wines to white – not to mention rosé. And we’ve been moving to lighter, crisper styles, away from white wines matured in oak. So why aren’t we drinking more German Rieslings, especially in the racy, lacy Kabinett style from the Mosel and especially in spring and summer when these diaphanous, fruity wines refresh parts… ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Teliani Valley Saperavi 2024, Kakheti, Georgia](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-teliani-valley-saperavi-2024-kakheti-georgia) _2026-05-14 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Georgian wine is having a moment – as is the country’s food, conveniently. One of the main reasons is that however the wines are produced, especially the reds made from the indigenous Saperavi grape, they never lose their distinctive Georgian identity – their authenticity ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas de la Marquesa Valserrano Rioja Blanco 2024, Rioja Alavesa, Spain](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bodegas-de-la-marquesa-valserrano-rioja-blanco-2024-rioja-alavesa-spain) _2026-05-07 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ White Rioja is still a bit of an unknown to many wine drinkers, which is not so surprising when you consider that white grape varieties account for less than 10 per cent of the region’s vineyards, but Rioja Blanco sales are rising as consumers around the world switch from red wines to white ## [One of the Great Bottles: Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1986](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/one-of-the-great-bottles-wynns-coonawarra-estate-john-riddoch-cabernet-sauvignon-1986) _2026-05-06 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ I took a bottle of Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon out of the rack with a couple of other wines a few weeks ago, thinking that at 30 years old (the bottles not me) it was a good time to open them. If nothing else, I really couldn’t expect the corks to hold out any longer. On the cellar tag, I had written, long ago, 1996. It was only when I came to open the… ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Vignamaggio Terre di Prenzano Chianti Classico 2022, Chianti, Italy](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-vignamaggio-terre-di-prenzano-chianti-classico-2022-chianti-italy) _2026-04-30 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Chianti is a wine I can drink anytime. The best of times, the worst of times, high days, holidays and down days, count me in. This Vignamaggio Terre di Prenzano Chianti Classico 2022 is softly spicy and fragrant with open, sweet, cherry-ish fruit, a wisp of vanilla, and supple background tannins ## [VINUM ehrt unseren Furmint vom Sandstein 2024](https://www.herrenhof.net/vinum-ehrt-unseren-furmint-vom-sandstein-2024/) _2026-04-28 · Gottfried Lamprecht · HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT_ Das Weinmagazin Vinum hat in der aktuellen Ausgabe April 2026 eine Verkostung von Furmint Weine aus Österreich veranstaltet. Und mit dabei unser Furmint vom Sandstein 2024. Der Wein bekam 93 Punkte und lande unter die Top-5 aller verkosteten Weine – auf Platz 4 um genau zu sein. Das freut uns sehr! Aber lesen Sie selbst: ... Weiterlesen ... ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Morandé Terrarum Single Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Valle de Casablanca, Chile](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-morand%C3%A9-terrarum-single-estate-sauvignon-blanc-2024-casablanca-chile) _2026-04-23 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ The nose-tinglingly attractive aromatics of this single-estate Sauvignon Blanc make it a perfect dry white for the season – for lighter, brighter days and lighter, brighter food.