Wine Glasses: What Do You Need?
Glasses What glass is best for your wine? This remains a hot topic, and one that isn’t completely clear (forgive a terrible pun). This is… Read More »Wine Glasses: What Do You Need?
Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps Out of Bulk Wine’s Shadow
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
Wine Myths #3: Old Vines Make Better Wine
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
Tannic Treasures of the Italian Peninsula
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 Three – The Vintage Needle
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
A Surprise from South Africa – “Seriously Cool Cinsault” from Waterkloof
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
Montecucco: Sangiovese’s best-kept secret
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° – the 2014 Vintage
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
Natural Wines: Two Obstacles
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 Age?
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?