Douro Valley: Hot Climate, Cool Wines
Douro Valley is the past and future of winemaking. Whether from a global warming perspective, or just a wine-lover perspective, it's fa...Read More
Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts
One-Grape Wineries Keep the Faith
When it comes to winemaking, Carrie Bradshaw might muse, is being a swinger really better? While many ambitious winemakers aim to leverage ...Read More
Michel Drappier & Vosne-Romanee Le Clos Goillotte
"The one wine that gave me real 'vibrations' was Clos Goillotte from Henri-Frédéric Roch’s Domaine Prieuré Roch in Vosne-Roma...Read More
Carbonic Maceration Breaks Out of Beaujolais
Carbonic maceration is seeing a renaissance like never before. The practice was long-synonymous with Gamay from Beaujolais but, over the p...Read More
Italian Wine Book Sets a High Bar
When most wine writers approach the subject of Italian wines, they pretty much stay to a few select icons, such as Barolo, Brunello di Monta...Read More
Climate Silver Lining for European Wine
"A disaster"; "a grave threat"; the world's viticultural map will be "redrawn"; "cool climate is dead...Read More
An Old Story for New Irish Whiskey
You won't have heard of Maurice O'Connell. Nor will you have heard of his whiskey. The whiskey is so new it's not even on the ...Read More
Super Tuscan Trinoro Now Comes in White
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tenuta di Trinoro owner Andrea Franchetti share a common business philosophy. Both men are willing to embrace, and...Read More
The Incredible Concrete Wine Egg
There's something about the concrete egg that is speaking to wine people right now. Whether it's the actual physical properties imp...Read More
Grape Changes Aim to Beat the Heat
[unable to retrieve full-text content] As the world warms up, some of our favorite grapes may have to get out of the kitchen.Read More
South Africa Struggles for Survival
[unable to retrieve full-text content] One of the world's oldest wine industries needs to increase prices, but will consumers be persua...Read More
Sauternes' Sweet Dreams Turn Dry
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The famous sweet wine region is looking to a change of style to stay relevant to consumers.Read More
This Wine was Brought to You by Bugs
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Winemakers are increasingly moving from pesticides to pests to combat disease and create better wine...Read More
The Burgundization of Barolo
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Subregions of Barolo are getting ever more specific as different terroirs become highly prized.Read More
Spanish Wine's Identity Crisis
If Spain were a human being, I would say that it's suffering from multiple personality disorder. This is a nation that for decades held...Read More
Getting Funky with Reductive Wines
When it comes to wine jargon, buzzwords come and go. However, the term reduction, particularly "positive reduction", has seemingly...Read More
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