Wine News
Beckhams get green light to build giant wine cellar.
David and Victoria Beckham have been give the green light to build a sprawling wine cellar within their Oxfordshire home with the capacity...
Benjamin de Rothschild dies aged 57
Benjamin de Rothschild, the scion of the Edmond de Rothschild banking legacy and wine estates around the world, has died of a suspected...
Llopart, the first winery to be recognized with the Global Safety Stamp
Llopart has been the first winery to be recognized with the Global Safety Stamp, promoted by The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and...
World´s most prestigious wine collection to go on display.
The wine collection of Michel-Jack Chasseuil, described (by its owner) as “the most prestigious cellar in the world”, is to be put on...
French wine returns from space.
Twelve bottles of Bordeaux wine and 320 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vine canes are among the cargo that is returning to Earth this week...
Blog
Holiday Traditions
The US is a melting pot of cultures, so we recognize many year-end holidays, starting with Thanksgiving (yes, a holiday celebrating...
Coravin launches Pivot, its most affordable wine preservation system
The new mechanism keeps the wine for up to four weeks and will cost 99 euros as a launch price, being much cheaper than its 'predecessors'....
Local Wine and Cheese Pairings from Across the USA
Wine and cheese pair like salt and pepper, peas in a pod…the list of duos could go on and on.
Wine selection from ...
Cuvée Robert Fleury 2005
When you hear a story of hard work, effort and philosophy, then that story is usually written in words which convey feeling and emotion…
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La Lune 2013
I knew the day would come when I would be able to put pen to paper to write about one of Mark Angeli’s wines!
I met Mark in the winter of...
Keller Riesling Kirchspiel Grosses Gewachs 2009
When we talk about the world’s great white wines... naturally, Germany and its Rieslings cannot be excluded. This particular example comes...
Wine People
Frédéric Panaïotis: "I wanted to be a vet"
During his visit to Barcelona to present the Ruinart Rosé 2002, we were able to interview Ruinart’s Chef de Caves, Frédéric Panaïotis, a...
Ruth Sierra de la Gala: "It’s easy to make basic rosé, but much more difficult to make high quality rosé"
Andrew Black: Your rosé, “Sinfo”, is served in virtually every bar in Valladolid. Have you always specialisedin rosé wines?
RS: Yes,...
Wine Reviews
Amontillado 1951 Toro Albalá
Toro Albalá is an icon within the Montilla-Moriles D.O. It has been designated one of the 100 “Golden Wineries” of the 21st century and...
Dom Perignon 2005
Dom Perignon, is much more than just a champagne. It is a symbol of luxury, patience and craftsmanship, and the stuff of legend. It was...
La Comtesse 2012
The history of this winery on the Pazo Barrantes estate in the Salnés Valley in Galicia began in the early 90’s when the Creixell family...
La Grande Dame 2004
Famous around the world for over two centuries, Veuve Clicquot is one of the great champagne houses whose exciting history has made it one...
Textures de Pedra 2011
With its long wine-growing tradition spanning 20 generations, Raventós i Blanc is one of the reference wineries in Catalonia. Back in the...
The Analysis by Pedro Ballesteros MW
Georgia, amphoras and white wine
Georgia proudly claims to be the cradle of wine. There is archaeological evidence that wine was being made there 8,000 years ago. It was a pioneer country, although little did this help it for many centuries. Caucasus is a land of invasions. Scythians, Persians, Romans,...
Fine wine in Ecuador
Until very recently, Wine and Ecuador were, to my mind, two fine yet mutually exclusive concepts. Like most people, I associate wine with French, Italian and Spanish landscapes, where the seasons are identified by their temperature, and not by the presence or absence of rain,...
One hundred years of solera
HIDALGO LA GITANA. MANZANILLA AND SALT
Registered as “number 20”, this bodega situated in Sanlúcar de Barrameda is one of the oldest in the Jerez area. Dating back to 1792, it will soon be celebrating its 225th birthday. Its logo since 1900, a gypsy on a tambourine painted by the father of the great composer Joaquín...
Roqueta Origen: eight centuries amid the vines
The Roqueta family’s history has been entwined with wine and the vine since the 12th century. Such a long history grants them licence to look to the past as their birthright, revive forgotten grape varieties such as the radiant white picapoll and reprise age-old methods of...
The Winery
Tenuta di Trinoro. Taking a gamble on the future.
This prestigious winery, created by oenologist, Andrea Franchetti, in the early 90’s, lies in the hills of the Valle de Orcia, in the area of Siena, the UNESCO World Heritage region.
Andrea Franchetti’s property occupies 200 hectares, of which approximately 10% are vineyards...
From ‘Château de Selle’ to ‘By Ott’
There have been four generations to date. Four generations that have worked long and hard to achieve the results they were striving for. Four generations that have made their wineries a reference, not only in Provence, but around the world. Four generations that have dedicated...
Tastings sessions
Enoteca Reserva Particular de Recaredo Vertical tasting
Taking part in a tasting led by Ton Mata is always a unique experience, due both to the incredible quality of the wines produced by his winery and his mixture of wisdom and sensibility, tinged with humility and passion. This creates a fascinating cocktail, or rather blend, of...
Termanthia Vertical
A few of us were lucky enough to participate in an unprecedented vertical tasting of Termanthia organised by the director of Bodegas Numanthia, Lucas Löwi. Termanthia is the jewel in the crown of Numanthia, which gets its name from the city of Numancia, famous for its heroic...
Wine Features
The best Single Estates of the Single Estate Wines
This is not a play on words, despite seeming so. The use of the expression “pago” in the oenological field encompasses so many meanings that it becomes difficult to convey any sort of clarity to the end consumer. Singling out the best, we attempt to shed some light on these...
Federico Oldenburg Oenopathy´s
Pink temptation
Rosé champagne, a delightful exception within the pantheon of sparkling wines, is challenging the supremacy of white champagne and allowing the Pinot Noir to express its colour and irresistible red fruit aromas.
Portugal is on the move.
Wonderful secrets lie hidden away in the wine regions of Portugal: native grape varieties rescued from oblivion, prodigious vineyards and upcoming regions, which are well worth exploring. This article runs through the most interesting regions and wines on the revived...