Henri Milan: naturally better wine in Provence
Henri Milan is a character. Still experimenting after thirty-three years at the helm of his Domaine Milan, the flamboyant and outspoken vigneron has produced a wide range of distinct wines from […]
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Dr Loosen: making superb German Riesling with respect for the Mosel terroir
Ernst Loosen is ‘the king of German Riesling’. The well-known German wine producer won multiple awards that seal his persevering efforts to improve the image of German Riesling globally. Decanter, […]
Independent Growers Champagne rises to fame
Champagne was the first and still is the most famous sparkling wine in the world. The North-West French region is known for the big, branded and expensive bottles of fizz. Here, […]
Martin Estate in Napa Valley
I interviewed the passionate proprietor of the Martin Estate in Napa Valley, Greg Martin, about his carefully selected Cabernet Clones and his own ‘Château d’Yquem‘. His California winery indeed looks like […]
Wines of Brazil
The southbound ancestors of Europeans are finally exploring the bonding effects of Brazilian wine. Italian immigrants brought winemaking with them to Brazil as far as in 1875, but the wines […]
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 […]
Château Margilliere: slow wine in Provence honouring the world's oldest highway
Château Margilliere is a 17th century stone farm in the green countryside of Provence. The ancient times recalling stones rest stubornly all over the property as a distinctive feature of […]
Ornellaia: liquid modern Italian icon immortalised through art
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia makes one of the iconic Super Tuscan wines made from the French – typically Bordeaux grape varietals – in the Italian region of Maremma. This corner of Tuscany […]
Waiheke Island: the bohemian spirit of New Zealand
Blissful Mediterranean lifestyle in the South Pacific Ocean? New Zealand is more known for its sheep, dramatic verdant landscapes, and rugby, rather than olive groves, umbrella shadow casting pines, and la […]
Château La Nerthe: one of the oldest wineries in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Château La Nerthe is one of the oldest wineries in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The estate was allegedly established already in the 12th century, in the period when the popes were residing in Avignon […]