Chateau Montelena: the culprit of "bottle shock"
Jim Barrett, a co-owner and vintner at Ch. Montelena, took the wind out off the French wines’ sails as his white Californian Chardonnay 1973 scored off the world famous Burgundies […]
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Failla: soaring above the California Coast from a winery in Napa
Failla is a family business that manifests itself in the home-like interior of the tasting room/lounge…
Beaune: in the heart of the wines of Burgundy on foot or bicycle
Burgundy, with its fresh and friendly attitude towards wine production, is perhaps the most significant wine region in France…What is amazing about Beaune’s wines is that they can be drunk young while tasting gentle with a very low acidity…
Littorai: expressing Sonoma through biodynamic viticulture
Driving to the Littorai winery feels like you trespassed into someone’s apple orchard, while getting lost on the dirt roads winding up the endless hill from Sebastopol. There are not […]
The king of Australian Shiraz: Penfolds
On his recent visit to Singapore to introduce luxury and iconic Penfolds wines to local consumers Kym Schroeter, senior winemaker currently responsible for the entire range of highly promising white […]
Chablis: The ultimate soil expression
Without doubt, the people of Chablis, a region in Northern Burgundy, are proud of their unique wine made from multifaceted Chardonnay grapes. The inimitable characteristics of the crisp, fresh and […]
Tasmania wine gears up for the global sparkling race
Tasmania is a much older wine producing region than you may suspect. In fact, South Australia, where today the biggest names in the Aussie wine scene nest (think of Penfolds […]
Matsuhisa grows from Aspen, LA, Athens through St Moritz
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa aka Nobu is a legend in Japanese cooking worldwide. Matsuhisa in Aspen and LA were his first restaurants.
Cobaw Ridge: remote winery challenged by Australia's climate
Biodynamic vineyards and chemicals-free winemaking now defines the house style at Cobaw Ridge, where Syrah, Lagrein, Pinot and Chardonnay express the parched land honestly.
Gaja: producing some of the most expensive wines in Italy
Angelo Gaja was revolutionary in his winemaking approach that put the Italian Barbaresco on the premium world wine map. First, he convinced his father not to buy grapes from other […]