Let’s start with the notion itself… is there value to be found in Burgundy? A quick look at today’s prices for Burgundian wine makes the statement alone sound ludicrous. Global demand, record level prices at auctions, and a string of challenging harvests have sent prices skyrocketing. Despite these challenges, and a limited supply of wine, […]
Meet Burgundy There is a saying in the wine world that “All roads lead to Burgundy”. This may not ring true for all wine drinkers, but for many of us, Burgundian whites and reds can be the ultimate goal; offering sublime and complex wines that capture the, often elusive, essence of terroir. When asked by […]
We are very excited that more Italian wines are hitting the shelves this week at Bishop’s Cellar. After the success of our southern Italian splash, Bishop’s Cellar is introducing and re-stocking some star performers from northern and central Italy. Valle D’Aosta GrosJean Petite Arvine Petite Arvine is an old and rare grape from Valais, Switzerland. […]
Beer is not beer without yeast. Yeast is what turns the sugary malt water, known as wort, into the beer we all know and love. Almost the entirety of the beer world can be divided into two families: ales and lagers. These two groups of beer are what dominate the global landscape, but as with […]
Bishop’s Cellar sources wine in many ways. Sometimes we work directly with suppliers and sometimes we work with wine agents, who have their own portfolio of suppliers- many of which we would not have access to directly. We have been lucky over the years to work with some of the most respected third-party suppliers in […]
We are celebrating the wines of Southern Italy in our store right now. Learn more here: Calabria Calabria has ancient ties to viticulture despite its relative lack of wine-fame, both in Italy and internationally. It was this land, the toe tip of the Italian boot, that colonizing Greeks called Oenotria or “the land of staked […]
Q: Ask a Pro: Do the kinds of hops in beer really matter? A: Yes, hops totally matter! They matter on a fundamental level: beer can’t be called beer without hops and they’re part of the structure of the beer. The level of bitterness plays a very important role as well (see my post on IBU) […]
Winemaking begins in the vineyard with healthy quality grapes. Yet, wine doesn’t make itself and it is the winemaker’s role to oversee the transformation of grape juice into wine. Winemakers today have lots of choices available to them for fermentation and maturation vessels: stainless steel tanks, wooden barrels of various sizes, ages and types, concrete, […]
