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, […]
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Primum Familiae Vini: Leading Wine Families
Primum Familiae Vini is an association of eleven leading families from the most distinguished wine-growing regions on the world. Marchesi ANTINORI (Italy – Tuscany, etc.) – the old Tuscan Antinori family […]
Loire wine: bike through the French valley of castles and vineyards
Swirling through the French Loire Valley on a bicycle can dilute the guilt one feels on most wine tasting trips. You are not just pouring litres of the Loire wine […]
Art in Napa Valley
Art in Napa Valley thrives. In their excellent book The Art & Science of Wine James Halliday & Hugh Johnson, renowned Masters of Wine, propagate winemaking as an art form. […]
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 […]
Washington State wines: weekend escape from Seattle
Wine in the US for most foreign wine drinkers means just Napa or to extend it to a maximum – California. It is often beneficial to be open-minded and try something […]
Global sommelier Manuel Rodrigues: From Chablis through Dubai, Singapore to Tokyo
“The winemaker should touch the wine the less as is possible. I believe, that the nature is expressed the most.” Manuel Rodrigues With a fortunate hands-on experience working on a […]
Bordeaux: Two neighbours – Château Palmer and Château Margaux
Château Palmer, the king of gold elegance is nesting just next to the majestic symbol of Margaux – the Château Margaux, bearing the same name as the AOC known for […]
"Wine" in 10 languages
Chinese (traditional): 酒 pronounced Jiǔ …