Maremma, Che Vini!
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!
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!
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 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, 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