Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
In these days of pandemic restrictions, there are very few public tasting events going on. Tastings, generally, are only possible – if at all –… Read More »Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
In these days of pandemic restrictions, there are very few public tasting events going on. Tastings, generally, are only possible – if at all –… Read More »Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
The VDP had its annual Weinbörse at the prosaically-named Rheingoldhalle in Mainz a few weeks ago. Two days presenting the 2018 vintage (plus selected other… Read More »Germany Vintage 2018 – with a focus on Riesling
Boy, do I get tired of Wine Fair Whinging™. There was a time when I felt that most people enjoyed a good wine fair. After… Read More »Making a Discovery at a Wine Fair – It isn’t as Difficult as you Think
Talk about high expectations. After the very difficult 2014 vintage in Europe, 2015 has been universally acclaimed on the continent as being one of the… Read More »Anteprima Amarone 2015
Montecucco Historical Tasting In 1998, a small appellation for Sangiovese-based wines was carved from the Maremma. Forged on the slopes of Mount Amiata, the extinct volcano… Read More »Montecucco Sangiovese Comes of Age
Maremma, Tuscany’s Underestimated Corner Driving south from Siena, I enjoyed experiencing the landscape and climate of Tuscany undergo nuanced changes. The vegetation became more spaced,… Read More »Maremma, Che Vini!
Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps out of the Shadow of Bulk Wine The scene: southeast Spain, near to the Mediterranean A scant 70 kilometres (as the crow… Read More »Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps Out of Bulk Wine’s Shadow
What is Montecucco? We are in the warm south of Tuscany. Here, sandwiched between two well-known denominations specialising in Sangiovese, you will discover a third… Read More »Montecucco: Sangiovese’s best-kept secret
Anteprima Amarone 50° – Presentation of the 2014 Vintage It was a tough year, 2014, and not only in Valpolicella. Nearly every wine region in… Read More »Anteprima Amarone 50° – the 2014 Vintage
Can Amarone della Valpolicella age? It isn’t as strange a question as it might seem. Not all wines age well, and most of the Amarone… Read More »Can Amarone Age?