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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c017.png?v=1788177569 Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva measure time, not quality Three worn oak barrel staves lean against a stone wall, each paired with a small glass of wine showing a different hue — Rioja tiers are age, not quality https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/tuscan-wine-prices-super-tuscans 2026-08-31T19:59:31+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c018.png?v=1788177571 How one rule created Super Tuscans and reordered Tuscan prices An Italian wine bottle stands beside a torn rulebook page and scattered dried rosemary sprigs on terracotta tile — One rule made Super Tuscans https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/how-to-read-a-back-label 2026-08-31T19:59:10+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c009.png?v=1788177550 What a back label must tell you, and what it never will An unlabelled bottle lies on its side, back facing up with a blank paper label and a loupe propped against it — The back label tells half a story https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/how-to-describe-wine-you-like 2026-08-31T19:59:12+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c010.png?v=1788177552 How to describe the wine you like so someone can find it A wine glass sits beside a small notebook with a pencil across an open blank page, dried lavender and citrus peel nearby — Describe wine so it can be found https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/wine-gift-for-unknown-taste 2026-08-31T19:59:13+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c011.png?v=1788177553 Buying wine for someone whose taste you do not know A wine bottle wrapped in plain brown paper with twine sits in an open gift box beside crumpled tissue — A safe gift still carries risk https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/wine-price-ladder-explained 2026-08-31T19:59:14+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c012.png?v=1788177554 What each step up the wine price ladder actually buys Five identical wine glasses stand in ascending height on a wooden riser, each holding a different depth of red wine — Each rung buys something specific https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/what-wine-scores-actually-mean 2026-08-31T19:59:16+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c013.png?v=1788177556 What a 94-point score records, and what it does not A wine glass sits on a small balance beam beside a stack of numbered wooden blocks on a dark surface — A score records a moment only https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/when-not-to-open-the-expensive-bottle 2026-08-31T19:59:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c014.png?v=1788177557 Nine occasions when the expensive bottle is wasted An ornate old bottle with a wax sealed cork sits untouched on velvet cloth beside a plain everyday glass — Some nights waste the good bottle https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/why-neighbouring-vineyards-cost-more 2026-08-31T19:59:28+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c015.png?v=1788177567 Same grape, same grower, triple the price: what the gap is Two identical grape clusters rest on a weathered fence post splitting the frame diagonally, soil texture shifting across it — Same grape, triple the price https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/whisky-age-statements-explained 2026-08-31T20:02:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c046.png?v=1788177779 An age statement is a fact about the youngest cask A single whisky dram beside a weathered oak cask end, grain worn and faded, curls of sawdust on a dark wooden bench — Age names the youngest cask https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/whisky-cask-finishes-explained 2026-08-31T20:03:00+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c047.png?v=1788177780 Sherry, port and Sauternes cask finishes: what the wood adds Three whisky glasses of differing amber hues lined up, oak staves behind them stained by sherry, port and Sauternes — Cask finishes add wood, not age https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/whisky-as-a-gift 2026-08-31T20:03:14+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c048.png?v=1788177794 Choosing a whisky as a gift when recognition is the trap An unopened whisky bottle wrapped in plain brown paper with loose ribbon, set apart from a row of identical plain boxes — A known name is not a safe gift https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/independent-whisky-bottlers 2026-08-31T20:03:15+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c049.png?v=1788177795 Independent bottlings and why one distillery tastes different Two plain whisky bottles of the same shape side by side, one sealed in red wax and one in green, a cask sample vial between them — The bottler is not the distiller https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/storing-whisky-in-hong-kong 2026-08-31T20:03:16+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c050.png?v=1788177796 Storing whisky in Hong Kong humidity, open and unopened An opened whisky bottle beside a small humidity gauge, condensation fogging a nearby windowpane — Humidity fades open whisky fast https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/whisky-regions-and-flavour 2026-08-31T20:03:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c051.png?v=1788177797 Whisky regions describe geography, not flavour Rough stones, a clump of dark peat, dried sea kelp and loose grain husks in separate small piles beside a whisky glass — A region is geography not taste https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/cask-strength-whisky-and-water 2026-08-31T20:03:18+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c052.png?v=1788177798 Cask strength whisky and the water you should be adding A whisky glass filled dark and undiluted, a small glass jug of water and an eyedropper beside it, faint ripples spreading — Add water to cask strength https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/antinori-and-the-super-tuscan-rules 2026-08-31T20:03:25+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c057.png?v=1788177805 Antinori and the wine that broke Italy's label rules An unlabelled bottle on a terracotta sill beside a torn strip of parchment and a wax seal, cypress trees in hazy hills below — Antinori broke the label rules https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/barton-saint-julien-two-estates 2026-08-31T20:03:26+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c058.png?v=1788177806 Barton in Saint-Julien: two estates, one set of hands Two decanters side by side on aged oak with one hand carved stopper set between them, gravel and vine leaves scattered — Two estates, one Barton hand https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-batailley-pauillac 2026-08-31T20:03:27+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c059.png?v=1788177807 Chateau Batailley and what the 1855 list undersold A weathered stone urn beside scattered Pauillac gravel and a coiled length of rusted chain, morning fog over distant vine rows — The 1855 list undersold this one https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/benjamin-leroux-negociant-burgundy 2026-08-31T20:03:28+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c060.png?v=1788177808 Benjamin Leroux and what negociant really describes Stacked oak barrels of different ages crowd a cellar floor, an unlabelled bottle and a wax sealed ledger on the nearest barrel head — Negociant is not just reseller https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/billecart-salmon-dosage 2026-08-31T20:04:49+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c061.png?v=1788177889 Billecart-Salmon and the dosage that finishes the wine A dosage syringe beside a shallow copper dish of syrup and a coupe glass catching low light, pale bubbles rising — Dosage is what finishes the wine https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/bouchard-pere-et-fils-burgundy-labels 2026-08-31T20:04:50+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c062.png?v=1788177890 Bouchard Pere et Fils and how a Burgundy label works An unlabelled Burgundy bottle leaning against a ledger open to handwritten vineyard names, a brass compass and folded map on oak — The Burgundy label tells the tale https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/branaire-ducru-saint-julien 2026-08-31T20:04:51+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c063.png?v=1788177891 Branaire-Ducru and the virtue of the middle of Saint-Julien A single vine stake centred between two weathered fence posts, gravel and river stones scattered beneath in soft grey light — Being the middle has its virtue https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/buccia-nera-organic-chianti 2026-08-31T20:04:52+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c064.png?v=1788177892 Buccia Nera and what organic farming costs in Chianti A wicker basket of hand picked grapes beside a rusted hoe and a handful of dark soil, sunlight across terraced rows — Organic Chianti costs the grower https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/cantemerle-1855-classification 2026-08-31T20:04:53+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c065.png?v=1788177893 Cantemerle and what the 1855 brokers were measuring An antique brass scale balancing a cluster of grapes against a stack of ledgers, a quill and inkwell on a worn counter — 1855 measured trade, not taste https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/cantenac-brown-margaux-vintages 2026-08-31T20:04:54+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c066.png?v=1788177894 Cantenac Brown and why a vintage is not a grade A row of unlabelled bottles from different years along a stone ledge, one lit by low autumn light, the rest in shadow — A vintage is not a grade https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/carbonnieux-dry-white-bordeaux 2026-08-31T20:04:55+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c067.png?v=1788177895 Carbonnieux and the case for dry white Bordeaux A chilled unlabelled white wine bottle sweating on limestone beside a shallow dish of oyster shells and folded linen — The case for dry white Bordeaux https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/charles-de-cazanove-champagne-value 2026-08-31T20:05:34+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c068_28151920-bf74-448a-87b8-32114b427286.png?v=1788177934 Charles de Cazanove and where the Champagne money goes A pile of coins beside an empty riddling rack and a coil of wire muselet cages, dust motes in a shaft of cellar light — Where the Champagne money goes https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/charles-mignon-premier-cru-villages 2026-08-31T20:05:35+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c069_019d6bf2-ee87-468b-8270-642ac22dd811.png?v=1788177935 Charles Mignon and the village rating on the label A magnifying glass resting over a blank cream label propped against an unlabelled Champagne bottle — Village rating hides on the label https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chassenay-darce-cooperative-champagne 2026-08-31T20:05:36+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c070_fe10190a-8e6e-4978-ae6e-6e37b33e504a.png?v=1788177936 Chassenay d'Arce and the two letters on a Champagne label Dozens of identical unlabelled Champagne bottles racked together in a cooperative cellar, a grower ledger open on a crate — Two letters on the label matter https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/clerc-milon-pauillac 2026-08-31T20:05:36+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c071_2d16b1e2-8105-4250-9ba0-cb054060070f.png?v=1788177936 Clerc Milon is not the offcut of a famous neighbour A modest stone marker standing alone in gravel soil, a larger shadowed estate wall out of focus beyond it — This is not a famous leftover https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/cos-destournel-saint-estephe 2026-08-31T20:05:37+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c072_84005fc3-bd47-4beb-b7d1-b41336a27ca9.png?v=1788177937 Cos d'Estournel, young vines and where that fruit goes Young grafted vine cuttings bundled beside secateurs and a shallow crate of small green grapes, a pagoda roofline blurred behind — Where the young vine fruit goes https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/craggy-range-new-zealand 2026-08-31T20:05:38+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c073_b8cfa5dc-bba5-4e32-81a6-b4ffd044aa6c.png?v=1788177938 Craggy Range farms the New Zealand nobody talks about A weathered gumboot resting in stony river silt beside a cluster of unripe grapes and a coil of trellis wire — The New Zealand nobody discusses https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-dangludet-margaux 2026-08-31T20:05:39+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c074_76b506c8-323a-46bf-a5c6-ab3842746601.png?v=1788177939 Chateau d'Angludet and the ranking that gets rebuilt Loose wooden classification tiles scattered and half stacked on a stone table, one pile forming again beside the fallen others — The ranking gets rebuilt https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/darmailhac-pauillac-early-drinking 2026-08-31T20:05:16+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c075.png?v=1788177916 Chateau d'Armailhac and the Pauillac you can open early A corkscrew mid turn in an open unlabelled bottle, two empty glasses waiting beside a young vine cutting on weathered wood — Open this Pauillac early https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/dassai-polishing-ratio 2026-08-31T20:03:19+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c053.png?v=1788177799 Dassai 23 is not a higher grade than Dassai 45 A ceramic sake flask and small cup beside two piles of rice, one polished bright white and one still husked and brown — Polishing number is not a rank https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-dauzac-margaux 2026-08-31T20:05:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c076.png?v=1788177917 Chateau Dauzac and why southern Medoc smells different A shallow dish of dark alluvial soil beside crushed wild herbs and river reeds, faint mist rolling across flat fields — Southern Medoc smells different https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/dom-perignon-what-it-signals 2026-08-31T20:05:18+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c077.png?v=1788177918 What Dom Perignon is actually doing on the table A single champagne flute catching candlelight on a stone ledge above a chalk cellar stair, the room beyond empty — This bottle sells a signal https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/duhart-milon-pauillac 2026-08-31T20:05:19+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c078.png?v=1788177919 Duhart-Milon and what ownership cannot transfer A handful of Pauillac gravel stones beside worn pruning shears on a weathered oak barrel stave in low morning light — Ownership does not buy character https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/faiveley-cote-chalonnaise 2026-08-31T20:05:20+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c079.png?v=1788177920 Faiveley and why the southern Burgundy villages cost less A plain wicker grape basket on a stone farmhouse step, modest vine rows climbing a gentle hillside behind — Cheaper Burgundy has a reason https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-gazin-pomerol 2026-08-31T20:05:21+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c080.png?v=1788177921 Chateau Gazin, Pomerol, and the land it no longer owns A clump of blue clay soil against a rusted iron gate post, Pomerol vine rows dissolving into morning mist — Gazin lost land it once owned https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/gruaud-larose-saint-julien 2026-08-31T20:06:53+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c081.png?v=1788178013 Gruaud Larose and how to read a bottle before opening it An unopened bottle silhouetted in candlelight beside a magnifying glass and a loose cork on dark cellar wood — Read a bottle before opening it https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/henri-giraud-oak-champagne 2026-08-31T20:06:54+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c082.png?v=1788178014 Henri Giraud and what oak does to Champagne Stacked oak barrel staves leaning against a champagne riddling rack inside a chalk cellar, a single candle burning nearby — Oak reshapes Champagne flavour https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/henriot-house-style-reserve-wine 2026-08-31T20:06:55+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c083.png?v=1788178015 Henriot and how a house tastes the same every year Rows of identical glass demijohns holding amber reserve wine along a dim cellar shelf, uniform tone across every jar — Reserve wine keeps house taste https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/highland-park-orkney-whisky 2026-08-31T20:06:56+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c084.png?v=1788178016 Highland Park and why island whisky is not all peat A chunk of heather and sandstone beside one whisky glass on a weathered wooden ledge, grey sea light behind — Island whisky is not all peat https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/champagne-jeeper-small-house 2026-08-31T20:06:57+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c085.png?v=1788178017 Jeeper and what a small Champagne house can and cannot do A handful of grapes filling a small wicker basket beside a modest hand press, a single vine row fading into fog — Small houses have real limits https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/joseph-colin-chassagne-montrachet 2026-08-31T20:06:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c086.png?v=1788178019 Joseph Colin and the Chassagne surname problem A row of unlabelled wine bottles on a stone shelf above a pale chalky soil sample in low afternoon light — Too many Colins share one name https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-kirwan-margaux 2026-08-31T20:07:00+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c087.png?v=1788178020 Chateau Kirwan and the soil behind perfumed Margaux Crushed gravel and clay soil beside a single wilting rose stem, Margaux vine rows blurring into distant mist — Soil explains perfumed Margaux https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-la-lagune-haut-medoc 2026-08-31T20:07:12+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c088.png?v=1788178032 La Lagune and the gravel at the southern end of the Medoc A mound of pale round gravel stones resting on dark earth, river mist beyond a bare wooden vine trellis — Gravel marks the southern Medoc https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/la-rioja-alta-reserva-ageing 2026-08-31T20:07:13+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c089.png?v=1788178033 La Rioja Alta and what those Reserva years really mean Stacked American oak barrels lining a dim bodega corridor, chalk vintage marks faint on the barrel ends — Reserva years are not a rank https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/la-spinetta-barolo-barbaresco 2026-08-31T20:07:15+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c090.png?v=1788178035 La Spinetta, Barolo and Barbaresco nine kilometres apart Two glasses of red wine with differing garnet hues side by side on pale stone, hazy hills silhouetted behind — Nine kilometres, two styles https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-lagrange-saint-julien 2026-08-31T20:07:16+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c091.png?v=1788178036 Chateau Lagrange and the estate that was rebuilt New steel fermentation tanks standing beside an old stone chateau wall, scaffolding shadow falling across vine rows — Lagrange is an estate rebuilt https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-lascombes-margaux 2026-08-31T20:07:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c092.png?v=1788178037 Lascombes and what a second wine is really made of Two decanters of differing wine colour on a stone sill, one noticeably paler, Margaux vine rows blurred beyond — A second wine is not leftover https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/laurent-perrier-rose-champagne 2026-08-31T20:07:18+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c093.png?v=1788178038 Laurent-Perrier and the harder way to make rose Champagne Dark red grape skins steeping in pale juice inside a glass vat, rose tint spreading slowly under cool cellar light — Rose Champagne the harder way https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/levangile-pomerol 2026-08-31T20:07:19+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c094.png?v=1788178039 L'Evangile, Pomerol, and buying for Saturday not 2040 A glass filled two thirds with red wine beside a kitchen clock reading an evening hour on a plain weekday table — Buy this for Saturday not 2040 https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/louis-jadot-burgundy 2026-08-31T20:07:30+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c095.png?v=1788178050 Louis Jadot and whether owning the vineyard matters A negociant cellar holding mixed oak barrels from different vineyards stacked together, chalk marks faint on each end — Ownership is not the whole story https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/louis-latour-whole-bunch-burgundy 2026-08-31T20:07:31+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c096.png?v=1788178051 Louis Latour and what whole bunches do to red Burgundy Whole grape clusters with stems intact filling an open wooden fermentation vat, pale stalks among the dark berries — Whole bunches alter red Burgundy https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/louis-roederer-champagne 2026-08-31T20:07:32+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c097.png?v=1788178052 Louis Roederer, light strike and the reserve wine behind it A row of clear glass Champagne bottles beside opaque dark ones on a chalk cellar shelf, a narrow shaft of light crossing — Reserve wine offsets light strike https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/lynch-bages-pauillac-gravel 2026-08-31T20:07:33+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c098.png?v=1788178053 Lynch-Bages and what deep Pauillac gravel tastes like Large water worn gravel stones piled beside a cut vine root with dark clay visible beneath — Deep gravel shapes the fruit https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/macallan-sherry-casks-colour 2026-08-31T20:03:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c056.png?v=1788177804 Macallan, sherry casks and why colour misleads Two whisky glasses of near identical deep amber liquid, one against a dark sherry stained cask stave, the other against plain oak — Dark colour is not older whisky https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/mahjong-project-single-cask-whisky 2026-08-31T20:03:23+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c055.png?v=1788177803 The Mahjong Project and what a single cask really is A short stack of mahjong tiles beside a single oak cask bung and stave, one filled whisky glass standing alone — A single cask is one barrel https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/markus-molitor-riesling-capsules 2026-08-31T20:03:20+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c054.png?v=1788177800 Markus Molitor and why Spatlese does not mean sweet A tall wine bottle fitted with foil capsule caps in black, green and gold beside a single glass of pale gold Riesling — Spatlese is not always sweet https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/moet-et-chandon-consistency 2026-08-31T20:07:34+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c099.png?v=1788178054 Moet & Chandon and the hard work of tasting the same Dozens of identical Champagne glasses lined in rows on a steel tasting bench, a blending beaker and pipette beside stacked ledgers — Consistency is the harder skill https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-montrose-saint-estephe 2026-08-31T20:07:35+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c100.png?v=1788178055 Montrose, Saint-Estephe and where the tannin comes from Iron rich clay and limestone chunks scattered across a wooden crate, a glass of dark red wine casting a long shadow — Tannin traces back to the soil https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-olivier-pessac-leognan 2026-08-31T20:09:17+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c101.png?v=1788178157 Chateau Olivier and the long lag on vineyard change A weathered stone moat wall beside young grafted vine stakes and an old iron gate hinge, morning mist over gravel rows — Vineyard change moves slowly https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-pape-clement-pessac 2026-08-31T20:09:18+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c102.png?v=1788178158 Pape Clement and the vineyard the city grew around Old vine rows pressed against a red brick urban wall with faint rooftops in the distance — A city grew around this vineyard https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/penfolds-bin-numbers-explained 2026-08-31T20:24:01+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c103.png?v=1788179041 Penfolds bin numbers are codes, not a ranking Stacked wooden storage crates with faded stencil marks in a dim warehouse aisle, a chalkboard tally leaning against the base — Bin numbers are codes not ranks https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/phelan-segur-saint-estephe 2026-08-31T20:24:03+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c104.png?v=1788179043 Phelan Segur and the Saint-Estephe the 1855 list left out A weathered stone boundary marker half covered in ivy at a vineyard edge with a gravel path beyond — Left off the list, not lesser https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/pichon-baron-second-wine 2026-08-31T20:24:04+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c105.png?v=1788179044 Pichon Baron and what its second wine is really for Two similar dark bottles of red wine side by side on a cellar table, one cork freshly pulled, oak barrel shadows behind — A second wine has its own job https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/pontet-canet-biodynamics-pauillac 2026-08-31T20:09:19+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c106.png?v=1788178159 Pontet-Canet, biodynamics and a fifth growth plateau A wooden horse drawn plough resting between vine rows with a cow horn and compost pile nearby in low dawn light — Biodynamics reset a fifth growth https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/prieure-lichine-margaux-plots 2026-08-31T20:09:20+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c107.png?v=1788178160 Prieure-Lichine and the Margaux estate built plot by plot A patchwork of small vineyard parcels divided by low stone markers and hedgerows, a folded hand drawn plot map weighted on a post — Built plot by scattered plot https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/rene-lequin-colin-santenay 2026-08-31T20:24:05+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c108.png?v=1788179045 Rene Lequin-Colin and why Santenay costs less than Chassagne A hillside vineyard row on a gentle slope with a simple stone marker post and a glass of pale red wine on a fence rail — Cheaper than Chassagne not worse https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-rieussec-sauternes-botrytis 2026-08-31T20:09:21+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c109.png?v=1788178161 Chateau Rieussec and the fog that makes Sauternes work Shrivelled golden brown grape clusters coated in grey botrytis mould, thin river mist drifting low across the rows — Fog makes the noble rot happen https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/ruinart-blanc-de-blancs-chalk 2026-08-31T20:09:23+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c110.png?v=1788178163 Ruinart, chalk and why Blanc de Blancs tastes lean Rough white chalk blocks stacked beside a narrow flute of pale Champagne, ancient cellar tunnels curving into darkness — Chalk explains the lean taste https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/sociando-mallet-haut-medoc 2026-08-31T20:09:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c111.png?v=1788178164 Sociando-Mallet and the vines that can see the river A gentle vineyard slope descending toward a wide river in the distance, morning haze over the water — These vines can see the river https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/taittinger-chardonnay-brioche 2026-08-31T20:09:25+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c112.png?v=1788178165 Taittinger and where the brioche note in Champagne begins Torn pieces of fresh brioche beside a flute of golden Champagne on a marble counter, lees visible through the base of the glass — Brioche starts in the chardonnay https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/chateau-talbot-saint-julien-scale 2026-08-31T20:09:34+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c113.png?v=1788178174 Chateau Talbot and what a large Saint-Julien estate can do Wide rows of uniform vines stretching toward a distant chateau silhouette, a large wooden fermentation vat in front — Scale lets a large estate do more https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/torres-family-ownership-spain 2026-08-31T20:09:35+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c114.png?v=1788178175 Torres and what family ownership changes at scale A worn leather ledger and an old vineyard photograph on a wooden desk beside a glass of deep red wine — Family control still scales https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/william-fevre-chablis-kimmeridgian 2026-08-31T20:09:36+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c115.png?v=1788178176 William Fevre, Chablis and what Kimmeridgian rock does Fossil flecked grey limestone fragments with tiny oyster shell imprints scattered on dark soil beside a pale tinted glass of white wine — Kimmeridgian rock shapes Chablis https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/yamazaki-japanese-whisky-casks 2026-08-31T20:09:37+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/c116.png?v=1788178177 Yamazaki and why Japanese distilleries do not swap casks Neat rows of dark oak whisky casks stacked beneath a wooden warehouse roof, a single dram glass resting on a barrel head — One distillery, its own casks https://www.twomoreglasses.com/blogs/tmg-blog/glass-notes-macallan-time-space-sherry-cask-mastery 2026-09-18T18:48:45+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/1893/2422/articles/gn1-split.jpg?v=1789716588 Glass Notes: Macallan's yellow case is out. Why is the red one selling for half? 黃盒上市，紅盒點解跌咗一半？ Macallan TIME : SPACE Sherry Cask and Mastery