"The best Riesling, historically, have come from Germany, from Austria, from France, and we have climates here that are very similar to those. " Bruce Murray, Boundary Breaks
winemaking
- December 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 these typical aromatics that come from the soil, that come from the terroir." Thomas Lombard on moving away from dosage
- May 14, 2017Though the science of wine is a story infrequently told to consumers, the industry has come a long way in adopting rigorous science. Essentially, we have gotten down the basics...
- August 12, 2016Cassis is one of the emerging wine regions in Southern France. Sébastien Genovesi, winemaker at Le Domaine du Bagnol, talks about the rich history of wine in Cassis and the terroir of the region.
- The former Screaming Eagle owner on the intersection of venture capital and wine.
- "In surf, sometimes I ride a long board and sometimes I ride a short board. It is the same with wine — I feel like I have at least enough experience to be able to go out and pursue different styles without feeling like I'm being didactic."
- New Zealand grape growers and winemakers talk sustainability.
- May 15, 2015The cliché "no committee ever wrote a novel” stands as a reminder that too many cooks result in a broth of the lowest common denominator. And that’s often the view taken of wine cooperatives... but there are exceptions. In fact, one small corner of Italy is chock full of them: Alto Adige.
- May 13, 2015Chaptalization is a process in winemaking where sugar is added to the grape juice or must before fermentation in order to increase the alcohol level in the finished wine.
- May 07, 2015Every wine bottle is a story, and Liechtenstein has plenty of its own to share.