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Ginny Povall of Botanica Wines: Championing Organics in Stellenbosch 04.04.2020
"...you can see the kind of things that we do here. We do regenerative farming as well. We don't till the soil. So in addition to...
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A Napa Cabernet Taste-Off in Lockdown: Do Good While Holed Up 03.27.2020
"Like a surprising number of people, our own prescription for getting through this involves calming down with a glass of wine – and,...
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What Pairs With ‘Casablanca’ and ‘Shawshank’? Ask a Shut-In Winemaker 03.27.2020
“We’ve been pairing our wines to our movie selections. First, a 2015 Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and ‘Casablanca’ — Morocco...
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Interview with Matteo Ascheri, President of The Barolo, Barbaresco, Alba, Langhe, and Dogliani Wine Consortium 03.25.2020
"We are carefully planning our activities and strategy for the upcoming months to make sure we make the right choices for when the...
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Marina Marcarino of Punset Winery in Piedmont and the Agronomic Philosophy of Manasobu Fukuoka 03.23.2020
"In the year 2007, I fell in love with Masanobu Fukuoka and I decided to add to the agriculture of not doing. The agriculture of not...
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Autumn Stoscheck of Eve's Cidery is Shining A Light on Cider's Potential in the Finger Lakes, New York 03.15.2020
Autumn Stoscheck is described as "the Robert Mondavi character in the Finger Lakes cider story," in Jason Wilson's The Cider...
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Phelps Insignia, Jackass Zin and a Vice Bust: How the World Celebrated OTBN 03.13.2020
Wine “has the capacity to lift us out of ourselves by its beauty. The appreciation of that beauty elevates our life through wine.”...
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The Prophecies of Ze’ev Dunie 03.06.2020
"I can’t help thinking of Joseph K. the hapless antihero of Kafka’s The Trial. That’s hardly a cool association for a wine, although...
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Roberto Felluga of Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore on How The Collio Area is Making Italy's Most Serious White Wines 03.04.2020
The hills of Collio give birth to some of the most complex and interesting white wines, including Pinot Grigio.
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The Billionaire’s Sangiovese: Six Questions With Santa Barbara Winemaker Matt Dees 02.28.2020
"Sangiovese is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It goes through extreme changes. In the course of a day or two it does a complete 180....
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Richard Kershaw: The Master of Wine who has Uncovered South Africa's Potential for World Class Chardonnay 02.22.2020
"Elgin (Chardonnay) tends to have a little bit more flesh on the bones, a little bit more plumpness that kind of gives you that...
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Roberta Bricolo of Cantina Gorgo Carries on Her Family's Dream 02.17.2020
"Wine must be loved not because our life depends on it, but because it makes it more pleasant, more intense, more interesting."...
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Open That Bottle Night 2020: Even IKEA Ireland Has Gotten on Board 02.14.2020
"OTBN is observed on the last Saturday of February, which is Feb. 29 this year. OTBN will be celebrated throughout the world, from...
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Grape Collective Editors Donate Papers to UC Davis Wine Writers Library 02.07.2020
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, senior editors of Grape Collective, donated their papers to the library of America’s top wine school,...
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Paso Robles: A Wine Community Unlike Any Other 02.07.2020
The Paso Robles region has become a magnet for those looking to be a part of a dynamic and growing wine scene.
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When Mary Met Ed: A Valentine’s Journey From Mateus to MW, With a Stop in Kentucky 01.31.2020
“I can’t imagine trying to have a romantic evening or day without having wine in it. I can’t imagine how that could possibly be.” Mary...
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South African Wine Pioneer Chris Mullineux and the greatness of Old Vine Swartland Chenin Blanc 01.26.2020
Chris Mullineux is one of group of young winemakers who discovered underappreciated old bush vines in the Swartland and helped to develop...
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“Depth, Nuance, and History”: The Regal Soaves of Pieropan 01.20.2020
"There was a long time during which great Soave was difficult to find because many producers were focused on volume. I am proud that...
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BYOB bonanza: How Hillstone Helped Us Overcome Our ‘Howell Mountain’ Trauma 01.17.2020
"As you can imagine, we’re huge fans of BYOB. It’s not that it saves money, though it does. It’s that we have some remarkable...
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Interview with Naike Bertola of Pratello Winery, a Jewel of Lake Garda 01.16.2020
"This method is based on ecological compensation, elimination of copper, reduction in sulphites and synergy between animals and...
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Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Finca Allende is Fighting for terroir in Rioja 01.11.2020
"People learned the technology – the Bordelaise technique of aging the wines and people learned the style of blending of wines from...
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Wines of Wonder: How You Can Discover Them in the New Year 01.05.2020
Wonder wines defy description because who can explain why any work of art touches our soul?
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Carla Benini of Sassotondo Winery on Communicating the Power and Mystery of the Maremma Toscana Land 01.02.2020
"One day we passed by Pitigliano, ... the wind was whipping the yellow grass and the green moss that covered the tufa cliffs. And...
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Thomas Lombard of Champagne Lombard and Terroir Focus in Champagne 12.27.2019
"So we want the wine to reach all the potential and we want them to be good enough without sugar added, because sugar hides all...
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What to Drink in 2020 ‘That Won’t Require I Go Back to Work’ 12.20.2019
"...we thought this would be a good moment to lay out how we scope out a wine store – what we look for, what we avoid – when we are...
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Ginny Povall of Botanica Wines: Championing Organics in Stellenbosch
"...you can see the kind of things that we do here. We do regenerative farming as well. We...
The Prophecies of Ze’ev Dunie
"I can’t help thinking of Joseph K. the hapless antihero of Kafka’s The Trial. That’s hardly...
Open That Bottle Night 2020: Even IKEA Ireland Has Gotten on Board
"OTBN is observed on the last Saturday of February, which is Feb. 29 this year. OTBN will be...
When Mary Met Ed: A Valentine’s Journey From Mateus to MW, With a Stop in Kentucky
“I can’t imagine trying to have a romantic evening or day without having wine in it. I can’t...
