It's all about the grapes!
Grapes : Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier Every vineyard has a beginning. Some are centuries old, layered with history and tradition. Take Persia (or Iran ) with Shiraz, Carméneré with Bordeaux. Others — like…
The Grape Wizard describes a week-long holiday in Brittany, where I discover a new grape for €9. This rare grape complements local dishes.
Keep your hands of the obvious and use your eyes for the undiscovered ! …
Tasting Notes To get the colour the 100% Pinot Noir wine is gently pressed and fermented with little skin contact resulting in a pale and elegant appearance. Its white wine made from black grapes (confused…
Tinaquaic Vineyard & Foxen Winery — A Brief History Foxen Vineyard is one of Santa Barbara prominent vineyards.Tinaquaic Vineyard itself is one of Foxen’s original estate sites. But here in the sleepy corner of the…
CHANGING THE STYLE AND OPINION OF A REGION IN THE MOST MODERN OF WAYS Ventiventi Vineyard is a family-owned winery founded and run by the Razzaboni family — specifically the patriarch Vittorio Razzaboni and his…
LA PIU BELLE 2019 Sometimes in the wine industry wines can become the norm. Try so many and the tastes, the characteristics begin to taste the same. The search for something different remains elusive. Due…
PRODUCER: MOORILLA GRAPE: 100% PINOT GRIS YEAR: 2018 (W)inemaker/ (O)wner : W: DAVID WALSH TASMANIA REGION Main Road, Berriedale DRINKING WINDOW : UPTO 2024 WINE REVIEW Two years ago I had the fabulous opportunity to…
Sandridge Barton – Totnes, Devon. England PRODUCER: Sharpham wine GRAPE: 100% Pinot Gris YEAR: 2020 (W)inemaker/ (O)wner : W: Duncan Schwab REGION Devon , England DRINKING WINDOW : 2026 WINE REVIEW Sharpham Estate “Little Bee”…
Oastbrook , Kent UK PRODUCER: Oastbrook GRAPE: 100% Pinot Noir YEAR: 2021 Oastbrook Pinot Noir 2021, UK (W)inemaker/ (O)wner : W: America and Nick Brewer REGION Kent, UK DRINKING WINDOW : 2025 WINE REVIEW Deep…