With so many new wine regions and sub-regions proclaiming the virtues of their special terroir and wines daily we wanted to step back from the noise for a bit and look at how older, established wine regions are coping with worldwide competition and the
Each week, until mid-December, we are releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines. In this episode, we visit the Luce della Vite estate and catch up
Each week, until mid-December, we are releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines in them. In this episode, we travelled to the Montalcino region
Each week, until December, we are releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines. In this episode the crew headed for Guado al Tasso, a 1000-hectare estate,
Each week, until December, we're releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines. This week, we visit Castello della Sala in Umbria, perched on a hilltop
Each week, until December, we're releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at a renowned or emerging Italian wine region and we film it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines. Our latest adventure takes us to Puglia, a region
Each week, until December, we're releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at several Italian regions. Some you may know, others not as much, but we see them through the eyes of the people who are making the wines there. In our latest adventure
We begin our adventure in Italy's northernmost wine region, Alto Adige. It's an unheralded region and for a closer look, we toured the vineyards and winery of Alois Lageder. Its fifth generation CEO who bears the same name, knows this region well. Winemaking
It takes a village to raise a wine and it would appear the good burghers of Naramata have finally agreed to lay down some boundaries around their village. Let's hope it gets done soon because there is so much more to do. Here is the official release. For
Taylor, Fonseca and Croft declared a 2016 Vintage Port today in what was probably the worse kept secret in the business. Following months of speculation, and following a long tradition, the declaration was made on St Georges Day, the 23rd April, 2018. Taylor's
Tempranillo and chardonnay seem strange bedfellows, but in the North-East of Spain, between Rioja and Bordeaux, Arínzano Estate grows both varieties to produce singular wines. The goal is to create wines that express the singular character of the
Castello di Gabbiano has been a part of the Tuscan landscape since 1124 and with a winemaker who is a true Tuscan son - Federico Cerelli was born in Florence - it is as authentic as they come. With 140ha of vineyards in the Chianti Classico region, it
Monte Creek Ranch Winery is at the Vancouver International Wine Festival for the first time. Which is fitting as it's challenging the edges of cool climate viticulture in the newly forged British Columbia wine region, Thompson Valley. Anthony Gismondi
We speak with Klaus-Jurgen Kuerten, Brand Ambassador for Mionetto and Henkell & Co about the amazing ride Prosecco is experiencing in the wine world. Kuerten says, “I think the reason is Italy, the lifestyle...and, it's stylish, it's easy-going
Cava, the second largest bottle-fermented appellation in the world, is undergoing an identity crisis. Unlike Champagne, firmly rooted within a highly mapped and delineated place in northern France, Cava production rules do not restrict the wine to any
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