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Inflation in 1966 increased as part of the funding effect of the war in Vietnam continued. The United States and the USSR continued their space race to see who would be the first to land a man on the moon. Race riots continued to increase in cities across America and National Guards were needed to restore law and order. Fashions in America and the UK came from a well known side street in London (Carnaby Street) part of the London swing scene, ...

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Bordeaux

1966 was an exceptional year in Bordeaux for very classic and delicate wines. However, the year started off as anything but promising. The main rainfall that began in late June continued into July, but the hot start to August dried out the soil and the weather gradually improved towards autumn, until it is almost perfect for harvest.

These wines share a truly classic, graceful and high quality character so typical of Bordeaux wines, making them elegant and balanced. Today, many of them are still good. If carefully stored, many of the best wines can still mature, but the following rule of thumb should be observed: drink them or sell them immediately. In our opinion, this is one of the finest vintages you can buy today. Almost all AOC wines are still in excellent condition, and the best examples, such as Palmer, Latour, Haut-Brion, Lafleur and Pétrus, are excellent. There is a wide selection of well-priced first, second and third growth wines on the market. For example, Cos d’Estournel, Calon-Ségur and Lynch-Bages offer exceptional value for money. As a general rule, decanting for one hour is sufficient.

The price development of this vintage no longer shows any significant upward movement – the price increase over the last ten years has been around 55%. Rising prices will continue as the best wines mature, perhaps until 2020, when any surviving wines should be removed from the cellar and sold or drunk immediately.

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Australia

Below average rainfall during the growing season, a dry winter before vintage and frost damage in October and November 1965 led to lower yields and lighter yields after several good years. Very rich concentrated reds were produced, many of which are still excellent. Excellent white wines were also produced that year.

In 1966 there were 7,209 hectares of vines in the Barossa and 24,736 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.

Wine growers lobbied for a wider range of grape varieties to be allowed into Australia and the Barossa Vine Selection Society was formed to improve the range of planting material.

The report of the Royal Commission on the Wine Industry in South Africa was also released and a Grape Industry Advisory Council was formed.

The contour method of replanting vines was now widely used in Eden Valley and water management received a boost with the introduction of a more accurate soil moisture measuring device, the Probe neutron, which was first used at the Nuriootpa research center of the Ministry of Agriculture in 1966.

Unfortunately, high winery stocks from the previous vintage led to falling prices – and the introduction of decimal currency did little to alleviate this situation.

Two five tonne Gradon Whitehill airbag presses (Wilmes type) were installed for draining and pressing white grapes at Leo Buring. The reds continued to be squeezed into press cages. Some of the first large capacity stainless steel tanks (10,000 and 20,000 gallons) in the Barossa installed at Leo Buring.

The 1965 Penfolds Grange Hermitage, made primarily from Barossa fruit, won the 1966 Jimmy Watson Trophy – the company's second – providing further recognition to Grange, the Barossa and the great 1965 vintage.

Wolf Blass purchased land on the northeast end of Nuriootpa and launched its own Wolf Blass wines in a collection of post-war Nissen huts. The first Wolf Blass Yellow Label wine was from the 1966 vintage.

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Portugal

Port Vintage Report: Exceptional quality. Very sweet wines and rich in tannins, some of them sublime, with large aging capacity. Almost all producers declared production. Normal winter, with some rain, but afterwards the weather became dry between April and September. Grapes with a high sugar level, some of them burned. It only rained slightly at the beginning of the harvest (end of September). Scarce production.

Declared by most of the major Port houses, it is a vintage of exceptional quality but was always unjustly overshadowed by the 1963. Solid wines with superb structure, filled with fruit and tannins they are now recognised as being one of the very best post-war Vintage Ports.

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Parhaat viinit 1966 vuodelta

Mimi Tb Tuottaja Sijainti
1 Château Palmer 99 Château Palmer Bordeaux, Ranska
2 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 99 E.Guigal Rhône, Ranska
3 Romanée Conti 99 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
4 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 99 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
5 Montrachet 99 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
6 Nacional Vintage Port 99 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugali
7 Dom Pérignon P3 99 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
8 Musigny Vieilles Vignes 99 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, Ranska
9 Richebourg 99 Henri Jayer Burgundy, Ranska
10 Belle Epoque Rosé 99 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, Ranska
11 Grands Échézeaux 99 Maison Leroy Burgundy, Ranska
12 Lafleur 98 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, Ranska
13 Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 98 Heitz Cellar Napa Valley, Yhdysvallat
14 Krug Collection 98 Krug Champagne, Ranska
15 Blanc de Blancs 98 Krug Champagne, Ranska
16 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque Rosé 98 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
17 Musigny 98 Louis Jadot Burgundy, Ranska
18 Cristal 97 Louis Roederer Champagne, Ranska
19 La Tâche 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
20 Krug Vintage 97 Krug Champagne, Ranska
21 Vintage Port 97 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugali
22 Salon 97 Salon Champagne, Ranska
23 Montrachet 97 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, Ranska
24 Romanee Saint Vivant 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
25 Hermitage 97 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Rhône, Ranska
26 Clos des Goisses L.V. 97 Philipponnat Champagne, Ranska
27 Musigny 97 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, Ranska
28 Single Harvest Vintage Port 97 Taylor's Douro, Portugali
29 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 97 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, Ranska
30 Châteauneuf-du-Pape 97 Château de Beaucastel Rhône, Ranska
31 La Turque 97 E.Guigal Rhône, Ranska
32 Château Latour 96 Château Latour Bordeaux, Ranska
33 Dom Pérignon 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
34 Cheval Blanc 96 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, Ranska
35 Vintage Champagne 96 Bollinger Champagne, Ranska
36 Richebourg 96 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
37 Vintage Port 96 Taylor's Douro, Portugali
38 Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche 96 Joseph Drouhin Burgundy, Ranska
39 Dom Pérignon Rosé 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
40 Clos des Goisses 96 Philipponnat Champagne, Ranska
41 Hermitage La Chapelle 96 Paul Jaboulet & Âiné Rhône, Ranska
42 Chambertin 96 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, Ranska
43 La Romanée 96 Bouchard Père & Fils Burgundy, Ranska
44 Blason de France 96 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, Ranska
45 Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Inglenook Napa Valley, Yhdysvallat
46 Château La Fleur-Pétrus 96 Château Lafleur-Pétrus Bordeaux, Ranska
47 Blanc de Blancs 96 Deutz Champagne, Ranska
48 Brut Impérial 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, Ranska
49 Cuvée Nicolas-François Billecart 96 Billecart-Salmon Champagne, Ranska
50 Volnay, Les Cailerets, Clos de 60 Ouvrees 96 Domaine de la Pousse d'Or Burgundy, Ranska
51 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley, Yhdysvallat
52 Dom Ruinart 96 Ruinart Champagne, Ranska
53 Château Giscours 96 Château Giscours Bordeaux, Ranska
54 Millésime 96 Champagne Mailly Grand Cru Champagne, Ranska
55 Echezeaux 96 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, Ranska
56 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 96 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italia
57 Boa Vista Vintage Port 96 Offley Douro, Portugali
58 Grange Hermitage 95 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
59 Vintage Port 95 Graham's Douro, Portugali
60 Hill of Grace 95 Henschke Eden Valley, Australia
61 Château Margaux 95 Château Margaux Bordeaux, Ranska
62 Château La Conseillante 95 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, Ranska
63 Very Old Single Harvest Port 0 Taylor's Douro, Portugali
64 Chapelle-Chambertin 95 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, Ranska
65 Château Beychevelle 95 Château Beychevelle Bordeaux, Ranska
66 Château Musar 95 Château Musar Bekaa Valley, Libanon
67 Cuvée Florens-Louis 95 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Ranska
68 Vintage Port 95 Fonseca Douro, Portugali
69 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 95 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Bordeaux, Ranska
70 Kopke Colheita 95 Kopke Douro, Portugali
71 Chambertin Clos de Bèze 95 Domaine Joseph Faiveley Burgundy, Ranska
72 L'Arrosée 95 L'Arrosée Bordeaux, Ranska
73 Brut Millésimé 95 Charles Heidsieck Champagne, Ranska
74 Brut Millésimé 95 Heidsieck & Co Monopole Champagne, Ranska
75 Millésime 95 Champagne Henriot Champagne, Ranska
76 La Grande Dame 95 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, Ranska
77 Bas Armagnac Millésimé 95 Baron Gaston Legrand Cognac, Ranska
78 Cognac Fins Bois 95 Cognac Lhéraud Cognac, Ranska
79 Vintage Port 95 A.A. Cálem Douro, Portugali
80 Château Filhot 95 Château Filhot Sauternes, Ranska
81 Grands Echézeaux 95 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, Ranska
82 Romanée St.Vivant 95 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, Ranska
83 d'Yquem 94 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, Ranska
84 Château Mouton-Rothschild 94 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, Ranska
85 Château Haut-Brion 94 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, Ranska
86 Pétrus 94 Château Pétrus Pomerol, Ranska
87 Comtes de Champagne 94 Taittinger Champagne, Ranska
88 Vintage Port 94 Dow's Douro, Portugali
89 La Mission Haut Brion 94 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, Ranska
90 Trotanoy 94 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, Ranska
91 Fonseca Vintage Port 94 Fonseca Douro, Portugali
92 Vintage 94 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, Ranska
93 Château L´Evangile 94 Château L´Evangile Pomerol, Ranska
94 Vieux Chateau Certan 94 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, Ranska
95 Latour-à-Pomerol 94 Château Latour-à-Pomerol Bordeaux, Ranska
96 Château Ausone 94 Château Ausone Bordeaux, Ranska
97 Montrose 94 Château Montrose Bordeaux, Ranska
98 Château Guiraud 94 Château Guiraud Bordeaux, Ranska
99 La Mission Haut-Brion 94 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgia
100 Clos des Lambrays 94 Domaine des Lambrays Burgundy, Ranska
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