Aureto means “gentle breeze” and it is this “Aureto” breeze that refreshes the hot hills and valleys in Provence during the summer. Aureto also is a range of wines produced […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Asparagus is like cherries, it comes to the market in a precious, short window in spring, you eat as much as you can and then best forget it until the […]
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 […]
Visit the Bodega Catena Zapata is a must for any wine lover coming to Mendoza. Its majestic edifice in a shape of a Mayan pyramid keeps mesmerizing thousands of visitors […]
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. […]
On my recent visit to Bordeaux I visited the famous Chateau Cheval Blanc in Saint Emilion and tasted the miraculous 2009 vintage just before it will be bottled in two […]
On his recent visit to Singapore to introduce luxury and iconic Penfolds wines to local consumers Kym Schroeter, senior winemaker currently responsible for the entire range of highly promising white […]
Rocks, dust and a scorching sun are the most likely setting for a cacti show, not for the verdant bushes of vines rolling up from the mountains bottoms towards the […]