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In 1962, cars continued to evolve as more compacts appeared and sold well in the United States. The Cold War continued to escalate when the Russians placed ballistic missiles on Cuban land just 90 miles from the coast of Florida and JFK called the bluff by threatening war unless they were removed, what they were, but for a short time the world was on the brink of nuclear war and self-destruction. The president then set a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade and became more involved in Southeast Asian politics by training South Vietnamese pilots. Folk music was evolving into protest music thanks to young artists like Bob Dylan and the birth of Surfing music by beach boys gained popularity while in England the Beatles recorded the single "Love Me Do". The new hit on television for that year was "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the first of the James Bond films "Dr No" was an instant success, some of the other films released included "Spartacus" and "El Cid".

 

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The Beatles refused by Decca Records
Release of the Beatles' first recording: the single “Love Me Do”
Andy Warhol's famous painting of a soup can
Beverly Hill Billies is on TV
The Dick Van Dyke show on television
Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show


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West Side History
Spartacus
El Cid
Lawrence of Arabia
To kill a mockingbird
Dr No


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The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Chubby checker
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Neil Sedaka
Roy Orbison
Shirley Bassey

 

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Bordeaux

Bordeaux Vintage Report by Tb / If 1962 was also a fabulous year, it fell irrevocably in the shadow of 1961. The cold winter, with its biting frosts, allowed the vines to get a well-deserved rest after their hard work in 1961. The growing season started three weeks late. When the vines finally sprouted in mid-June, the weather improved. Toward fall, the weather warmed measurably, with the resulting drought ultimately having a negative impact on the vines. The few bountiful September harvests arrived just in time to save the grapes from vine wilting. The harvest, which resulted in the largest harvest of the 1950s and 1960s, did not begin until October 1. Few people believed that the vintage would be as good as it became. An excellent vintage for dry whites, reds and Sauternes. As for Sauternes, the year 1962 is clearly better than that of 1961. The best reds were Cheval Blanc, Pétrus and Mouton-Rothschild. A common characteristic of the best wines from 1962 today is their serene and balanced appearance. Only a few show real body and complexity, but they work well especially as dinner wines, also because of their excellent availability and affordability. Even the best wines should not be decanted for more than an hour.

 

 

 

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Australia / A year of below average precipitation due to a dry winter. However, summer rains in January and again in March made this an exceptional year producing exceptional red wines, despite the poor fruit set for Shiraz.

In 1962 there were 7,174 hectares of vines in the Barossa and 31,774 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.

The introduction of the first Barossa Spaetlese Riesling by Orlando in 1956 had ushered in a new era of late harvest and spaetlese styles which reached its peak in 1962.

This interest in Riesling also fueled cool climate viticulture in the Barossa, including the development of the Steingarten vineyard on the rolling slopes of the Eden Valley by Orlando and the redevelopment of Pewsey Vale by S. Smith & Co. The Barossa has continued to innovate in winemaking technology with the first use of atomic absorption spectrophotometry for wine analysis at Penfolds.

Using a SO2 vacuum method, Australia's first rosé wine was made at Kaiser Stuhl. The wine went on to win gold medals at Australian wine shows and became a popular new style of wine for consumers.

John Vickery introduced antioxidant manipulation of white wines at Leo Buring using an inert gas blanket of carbon dioxide and ascorbic acid as an "oxygen scavenger".

The 1962 was the first Grange Hermitage to be made primarily from fruit sourced from the Kalimna vineyard of Barossa - also one of the best! This year also marked a breakthrough in acceptance by wine judges and the wine drinking public of Grange.
The Australian Wine Research Institute has named its first winemaker, Dr CR Hale.

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Vintage Report by Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon /After a prolonged winter, the spring of 1962 was hit hard by storms and hail. The beginning of summer was cold and flowering was late and persistent. The good September weather continued well into the harvest, which did not begin until October 4.

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The best wines of the 1962 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 La Tâche 100 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
2 Romanée Conti 100 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
3 Richebourg 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
4 Salon 100 Salon Champagne, France
5 Clos-de-la-Roche Vieilles-Vignes 100 Domaine Ponsot Burgundy, France
6 Mazis Chambertin 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
7 Penfolds Bin 60A Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 99 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
8 Krug Collection 99 Krug Champagne, France
9 Hermitage La Chapelle 99 Paul Jaboulet & Âiné Rhône, France
10 Musigny 99 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
11 Chevalier-Montrachet 99 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy, France
12 La Romanée 99 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
13 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réservé 99 Château Rayas Rhône, France
14 Richebourg 98 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
15 Private Cuvée 98 Krug Champagne, France
16 Dom Pérignon Rosé 98 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
17 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 98 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
18 Musigny 98 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, France
19 Clos de Tart 98 Mommessin Burgundy, France
20 Chambertin 98 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, France
21 Charmes-Chambertin 98 Louis Jadot Burgundy, France
22 Unico 97 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera el Duero, Spain
23 Krug Vintage 97 Krug Champagne, France
24 Cristal 97 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
25 Grange Hermitage 97 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
26 Musigny Vieilles Vignes 97 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
27 Hill of Grace 97 Henschke Eden Valley, Australia
28 Latour-à-Pomerol 97 Château Latour-à-Pomerol Bordeaux, France
29 Vintage 97 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
30 Beaulieu Georges de Latour Private Reserve 97 Beaulieu Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
31 Cornas Chante Perdrix 97 Delas Frères Rhône, France
32 Vintage 97 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
33 Vintage Champagne 97 Bollinger Champagne, France
34 Clos de la Roche 97 Domaine Ponsot Burgundy, France
35 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 97 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
36 Grands Echézeaux 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
37 Chambertin Clos de Bèze 97 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, France
38 d'Yquem 96 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
39 Dom Pérignon 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
40 Pétrus 96 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
41 Nacional Vintage Port 96 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
42 Château Haut-Brion 96 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
43 La Grande Dame 96 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
44 Niepoort Colheita 96 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
45 Vintage 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
46 Musigny 96 Louis Jadot Burgundy, France
47 Château Léoville Poyferré 96 Château Léoville Poyferré Bordeaux, France
48 Comtes de Champagne 96 Taittinger Champagne, France
49 Musigny 96 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
50 Romanee Saint Vivant 96 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
51 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask F-3 96 Inglenook Napa Valley, United States
52 Château Latour 95 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
53 Château Margaux 95 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
54 La Mission Haut Brion 95 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
55 Lafleur 95 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, France
56 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 95 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, France
57 Richebourg 95 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
58 La Romanée 95 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
59 Château Caillou 95 Château Caillou Sauternes, France
60 Château Climens 95 Château Climens Bordeaux, France
61 Grand Blanc vintage 95 Philipponnat Champagne, France
62 Aurry-Duresses, Cuvee Boillot, Hospices de Beaune 95 Henri Boillot Burgundy, France
63 Essencia 95 Royal Tokaji Wine Company Tokay, Hungary
64 Vintage Port 95 Graham's Douro, Portugal
65 Vieux Chateau Certan 95 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
66 Richebourg 95 Dominique Gradassy Burgundy, France
67 Lafite-Rothschild 94 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
68 Château Mouton-Rothschild 94 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
69 Cheval Blanc 94 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
70 "Y" 94 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
71 Vina Real Gran Reserva 94 C.V.N.E /Cune Rioja, Spain
72 Clos de Vougeot 94 Joseph Drouhin Burgundy, France
73 Trotanoy 94 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, France
74 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 94 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
75 Grands Echezeaux 94 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
76 La Mission Haut-Brion 94 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
77 Chevalier-Montrachet 94 Domaine Ramonet Burgundy, France
78 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 94 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Bordeaux, France
79 Château L´Evangile 93 Château L´Evangile Pomerol, France
80 Château Ausone 93 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
81 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 93 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
82 Madeira Bual 93 Cossart Gordon Madeira, Portugal
83 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Charles Krug Winery Napa Valley, United States
84 Château Brane-Cantenac 93 Château Brane-Cantenac Bordeaux, France
85 Imperial Gran Reserva 93 C.V.N.E /Cune Rioja, Spain
86 La Romanée 93 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Burgundy, France
87 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
88 Chateau Certan de May 93 Château Certan de May Bordeaux, France
89 Barbaresco 93 Gaja Barbaresco, Italy
90 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Frühburgunder Natur 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
91 Domaine de Chevalier 93 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan, France
92 Viña Pomal Gran Reserva 93 Bodegas Bilbaínas Rioja, Spain
93 Mount Edelstone 93 Henschke Eden Valley, Australia
94 Château Canon 93 Château Canon Bordeaux, France
95 Chambolle Musigny Derriere La Grange 93 Domaine Louis Remy Burgundy, France
96 Château Palmer 92 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
97 Montrose 92 Château Montrose Bordeaux, France
98 Château Angelus 92 Château Angelus Bordeaux, France
99 Léoville-Las Cases 92 Château Léoville-Las Cases Saint-Julien, France
100 Château Calon Ségur 92 Château Calon-Ségur Bordeaux, France
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