Louis Roederer 2002 and Cristal mini-vertical
Earlier this month, Cristal bling came to town with a tasting seminar of Louis Roederer’s 2002 vintage champagnes, and a mini-vertical of their prestige cuvee Cristal, lead by Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the company’s executive vice president and group winemaker.
Zind Humbrecht on 2007
Modest icon winemaker and erudite, oenologue extraordinaire, Olivier Humbrecht MW, was in London recently to show some of his 2007 wines.
Regional New Zealand Pinot Noir?
Pinot noir is the second most planted grape variety in New Zealand, and arguably the second best place in the world to be making pinot noir.
Amarone Families
Ten Amarone-producing families have got together to better promote their flagship, and frankly quite delicious, product.
Australia's First Families of Wine: Bruce Tyrell interview
Bruce Tyrell gives the lowdown on the new Australia’s First Family of Wines group, which will promote their regional and icon wines.
Where next for Aussie pinot noir?
Australian pinot noir can now stand on its own on the world stage. Tasmania and Victoria have the best spots so far.
Cap Classique – South Africa's premium bubbly
A tiny fraction of South Africa’s wine production is traditional method sparkling – called Cap Classique to differentiate it from other types of bubbly, and to communicate it’s been made using the same method that Champagne is made.
Italy's sparkling wines
Asti is not Italy’s only sparkling wine. Here, flavour of the month, Prosecco is explored, along with the more sophisticated, niche, traditional method sparkling wines of Trento and Franciacorta.
Lord of the sweets
Middle Earth … Middle Europe … miruvor … Tokaji … it’s easy to confuse them.
Australia’s Little Italy
Along with the continuing pinot grigio craze, the buzz around Italian varietals is extending to some rather serious reds, and it is Victoria, with its rich heritage of Italian migrants, that is leading the field on the Australo-Italian front.
