Art in Napa Valley
Art in Napa Valley thrives. In their excellent book The Art & Science of Wine James Halliday & Hugh Johnson, renowned Masters of Wine, propagate winemaking as an art form ...
The spirit of Napa
Last week I was filming in the Napa Valley, California, and interviewed owners of four outstanding family vineyards: Gargiulo, Martin Estate, Quixote and Palmaz (check videos). As wonderful as their wines ...
Chateau Montelena: the culprit of "bottle shock"
Jim Barrett, a co-owner and vintner at Ch. Montelena, took the wind out off the French wines' sails as his white Californian Chardonnay 1973 scored off the world famous Burgundies ...
Washington State wines: weekend escape from Seattle
Wine in the US for most foreign wine drinkers means just Napa or to extend it to a maximum - California. It is often beneficial to be open-minded and try something ...
Santa Barbara wines
Santa Barbara wines have made their mark on the competitive California wine map through their low key profiles and generous fruit. In the Santa Barbara wine country garagistes, unconventional winemakers without ...
Wachau: wine terraces, apricots, Danube and exquisite villages in Austria
In the Wachau valley - embroidering the grandiose Danube river in the North-West of Austria - the grapes share their carpet of land with lush apricot trees in a perfect ...
Shanghai Expo 2010 unveils world wine heritage
The main topic of the highly expected World Expo in Shanghai this year is "Better city, better world". I have visited the site in July, and from what I saw ...
Wine shops and bars in Asia in 2010
You do not meet only Westerners buying these wines, there are many locals browsing the shelves of the increasingly popular wine shops in Asia ...
Global sommelier Manuel Rodrigues: From Chablis through Dubai, Singapore to Tokyo
"The winemaker should touch the wine the less as is possible. I believe, that the nature is expressed the most." Manuel Rodrigues With a fortunate hands-on experience working on a ...
