Wine Myths, Misconceptions and Misinformation #3: Old Vines Make Better Wine Nearly everybody knows that “old vines” make better wine. If you didn’t know that… Read More »Wine Myths #3: Old Vines Make Better Wine
Five Tannic Native Italian Grapes Anybody who knows me and my wine-drinking habits knows that I really enjoy tannic red wines. I seem to gravitate… Read More »Tannic Treasures of the Italian Peninsula
Coravin Test Round 3 – The Vintage Needle Now this was exciting. Coravin has, in their arsenal, a smaller-bore needle that is specially-designed for use… Read More »Coravin Test Round Three – The Vintage Needle
If you think about wines from South Africa, chances are good that a grape called Cinsaut (or, if you prefer, CinsauLt) isn’t the first thing… Read More »A Surprise from South Africa – “Seriously Cool Cinsault” from Waterkloof
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
The Obstacles for Natural Wines Before I launch into a long, nasty tirade about this very misunderstood area of wine, indulge me for a moment… Read More »Natural Wines: Two Obstacles
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?
Barolo at its best: the epic tasting event Nebbiolo is the name of the grape responsible, in the right hands and conditions, for some of… Read More »Barolo: tasting across seven decades
“Cuvée des Crayères” Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut – Champagne Rodez Every now and again I get to try a wine that is so compelling, so… Read More »Champagne’s Best Side: Cuvée des Crayères