Interviews with a wine expert: Champagne and its rivals in the spotlight
Wine investors are more interested in individuality and uniqueness.Grower Champagne attracts good press and there is general enthusiasm for it on the trade.
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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 […]
Giuseppe Rinaldi: one of the last defying traditionalists of Barolo
Giuseppe (‘Beppe’) Rinaldi is of the rare vinous breed in the Northwestern Italian Piedmont. As one of the last traditional Barolo makers he strives to preserve his father’s and grandfather’s lifelong wisdom […]
Expensive wine versus cheap wine: how to find a good value for money
Why you should (not) pay a fortune for a bottle of wine An expensive wine today indeed costs a fortune. Yet, the growing number of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers […]
Right Bank Bordeaux 1998 with Jasper Morris, MW
A flight through 1998 Bordeaux with a Master of Wine Jasper Morris at Berry Bros.& Rudd in London revealed the strengths of this vintage in the Right Bank of the […]
The magnificent outliers: these rare wines redefine their class in Europe
There are famous, rare wines, established wine regions and awarded winemakers in the Old as well as in the New World. Yet, some incredibly passionate wineries took slightly different approach […]
Le Petit Nice in Marseille: chef Gérald Passedat transforms invisibly the Mediterranean sea
In the intrepid hands of a third generation family, the chef Gérald Passedat has transformed his iconic centenarian Le Petit Nice restaurant and hotel to the most luxurious, yet authentic […]
Michel Guérard at Les Prés d’Eugénie: the milestone for fine millennial tastes
With his three Michelin restaurant Les Prés d’Eugénie, the octogenarian chef Michel Guérard stands as one of the last iconic personas of the French nouvelle cuisine. Set in a remote Relais […]
Hélène Darroze: Michelin mademoiselle cooking with emotions
Hélène Darroze is among the rare breed of female Michelin star chefs. At her Connaught hotel restaurant, she established her reputation firmly in London.
Tenuta San Guido: setting new elite game for Tuscan wines with Sassicaia
Sassicaia has sparked a revolution Italy with its Cabernet-based Vino de Tavola (table wine) made in up-to-that-time-yet-unexplored Maremma region of coastal Tuscany. Today, this is perhaps the country’s most wanted wine […]