Beyond dreams in Burgundy
The hunting horns were braying. The crowd was clapping; the choir of vignerons, clowning about on the stage. After the…
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Exploring the Dark Side of the Moon: von Siebenthal & Tatay de Cristobal
By Amanda Barnes A successful Swiss lawyer with a penchant for fine wine, Mauro had fantasised about making his own…
Just Pinot, but not quite Nuits
My family and I left the UK at the beginning of 2009. There were some things I expected to miss:…
Seeing the wood for the trees
Oak, in a shallow way, gets a lot of attention from wine drinkers. As it should; almost every premium red…
Stag’s Leap keeping the faith?
Warren Winiarski sold Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars to a joint venture of Ste Michelle Wine Estates and Marchesi Antinori in…
North American Pinot Noir
Nature and Nurture
Of the 53 wines submitted for this interesting if rather exhausting tasting, 30 came from Oregon, 16 from California, six…
Arts of persuasion
David Schildknecht
A prominent wine grower recently remarked, “We haven’t changed our approach but instead remain true to our family’s style.” The…
Golden finesse and fire
South Africa’s current success in international brandy competitions seemingly sits easily with a longer, more intense tradition of distilling wine…
