Wine News
Penfolds launches two inaugural French wines
Penfolds has launched two French wines as part of its annual collection release in August, for the first time in the company’s history.
‘Couple’ arrested over £1.3 million wine ‘theft of the century’ from Michelin-starred restaurant
A man and a woman have been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of stealing 45 bottles of fine and rare wines worth an astonishing £1.3...
Prince Robert of Luxembourg sells cellar for US$6.2 million
HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg, the CEO and chairman of Bordeaux empire Domaine Clarence Dillon, has sold his personal cellar through...
Treasury Wine Estates to release made-in-China Penfolds to dodge tariffs
Treasury Wine Estates plans to release a made-in-China version of its iconic Penfolds brand, in a bid to dodge the crippling import tariffs...
Blog
ARS COLLECTA
I still recall the day when my good friend Xavi Nolla Called me to tell me about a project which would shortly come to fruition…A project...
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'....
Wine selection from ...
Úrágya Tokaji Furmint 2015
There is a well-known saying that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king...
and when it comes to Itsvan Szepsy and Itsvan...
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...
Wine People
Interview with Hervé Dantan, chef at Cave de Champagne Lanson
Last year, in the middle of the pandemic, this prestigious “Maison de Champagne” was celebrating the 260-year anniversary of its foundation...
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...
Wine Reviews
Ossian Capitel 2013
Ossian is one of the most prestigious wineries in Spain. Its organic vineyards are the oldest registered and certified in the Rueda D.O.,...
Mas La Plana 2011
Founded in 1870, the Torres Group is synonymous with the history of Catalan wine of the last century, which has reached every corner of the...
Afincado Las Compuertas 2009
Terraza de los Andes was founded in 1999 by Moët Hennessy Wine Estates and Bodegas Chandon Argentina, after several decades of sparkling...
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...
Wine Features
A tribute to Krug savoir-faire
At this event in India, the onion was the ingredient of the year, showing surprising harmony with KRUG champagnes.
For Krug, individuality is the art of understanding that each plot, like each wine produced from it, is a unique ingredient in and of itself. Every year, in a...
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...
Federico Oldenburg Oenopathy´s
The Reinvention of Cava
The leading Spanish wine in international markets despite the pandemic, in 2021 Cava restructured in order to meet new demands and provide guarantees of origin and quality. Javier Pagés, President of the D.O. Cava Regulatory Board, took us through the strategy.
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.