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Posted on by Dijana Grgić

Komarna breaks through

Posted on by Dijana Grgić
Dijana Grgić reports from the sun- and sea-kissed, rocky region that represents a remarkable coming together of man and machine, and is the only exclusively organic growing area in Croatia.  Komarna is the youngest wine growing area in Croatia, located in an extremely rocky area, with a plethora of sunny days in the year. It was here, in the early 2000s, that machines ground down through the ston...
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Leonardslee Family Estates launch and Defined Wine tasting

Posted on by Liz Sagues
Liz Sagues tells the rags-to-riches tale of Penny Streeter, whose English venture has just released its first wines, and catches up with a contract winemaking company and some of its clients.  The story is a PR dream: rags-to-riches South Africa-based woman entrepreneur buys crumbling English country house with totally neglected Grade I-listed gardens, plus nearby golf course with hotel, spends h...
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Hybrid grapes take Taiwanese wine to the world

Posted on by Leona De Pasquale
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Review of Vienna’s VieVinum 2024

Posted on by Jochen Erler
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From the Chair: Wine writing reimagined

Posted on by Meg Maker
Circle Chair Meg Maker reflects on the changing world of wine writing in her inaugural column for The Circular.  Wine and spirits writers are a creative lot. We’re cultural commentators, observers who tap into the shape-shifting zeitgeist, so we can frame the product in ways that connect. We imagine new words to meet the moment, modifying or inventing language to say what we mean.  All languages...
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Istrian winemakers delight the crowd at the 30th edition of Vinistra

Posted on by Dijana Grgić
Dijana Grgić enjoys some marvellous Malvasias and other local treats at the event held on the Istrian peninsula, which is fast becoming a Croatian classic. The 30th anniversary of Vinistra saw exhibition spaces adorned with the colours of the new logo, which is in the shape of a bunch of grapes, and the different sizes of the berries symbolise the unity of Istrian winemakers. It is precisely this...
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Way beyond the Bordeaux comfort zone

Posted on by Michael Fridjhon
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Cherishing a Cape classic and more

Posted on by Colin Harkness
Colin Harkness calls in on Klien Constantia, meets winemaker Matt Day, himself fresh from fixing the date for the start of the harvest, and savours the sumptuously sweet Vin de Constance, dry Sauvignon Blancs and a red from Stellenbosch. Jane Austen is in some rather A-List company when she mentions the luscious dessert wine, Vin de Constance, from Klien Constantia Wine Farm, near Cape Town, Sout...
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Ningxia dominates the Chinese Wine Awards 2024

Posted on by Annabel Jackson
Annabel Jackson reports from Macau on the inaugural edition of the competition that seeks to give local winemakers critical feedback from outside experts, and around which there is a buzz. The gold medal and trophy winners at the inaugural Chinese Wine Awards 2024, held in Macau, at Wynn Palace, in March, were announced at a glossy gala dinner in the hotel’s ballroom in April.  The results are a...
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Reuse rather than recycle — the greener bottle solution

Posted on by Liz Sagues
Liz Sagues summarises the learnings and challenges presented in the recent Let's talk about... webinar, featuring three members of Porto Protocol — Diana Snowden Seysses, Marta Mendonça and Muriel Chatel, and moderated by L.M. Archer.   Is it idealistic fantasy that the wine bottle you're pouring from now could, over months or years to come, be refilled again and again rather than ending up in a ...
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