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Posted on by Nathalie Spielmann

L’ Acadie Blanc bubbling away nicely on North Atlantic peninsula

Posted on by Nathalie Spielmann
Nathalie Spielmann dives into Nova Scotian traditional method sparkling wines, made from its signature hybrid grape variety. Nova Scotia, a quaint Atlantic province of Canada, has many things going for it. The bustling harbour city of Halifax, the historic landmarks and villages, famous ships (like the Bluenose) and shipwrecks, undoubtedly the best lobster in the world, high tides, and picturesqu...
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Rating the Rieds of Austria

Posted on by Jochen Erler
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Mallorca makes strides in reviving indigenous varieties

Posted on by Amaya Cervera
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Lots of refined Rheinghau go under the hammer

Posted on by Jochen Erler
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A flood of information: the relevancy of Circle online seminars

Posted on by Liz Sagues
Committee member Liz Sagues looks back on several superbly salient sessions of the ‘Let's talk about...’ series. The timing could not have been more topical. As members logged in for the first of the Circle's June ‘Let's talk about...’ webinars, Philip Cox, owner of Romanian winery Cramele Recas and one of the presenters, sent a 'Sorry, I'll be late' message. The reason: he was dealing with a mas...
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Snapping Santorini

Posted on by Amanda Barnes
Jon Wyand shoots wine, wineries, vintners, vineyards, white churches and the breeze in a study trip diary about the superbly scenic Cyclades island that’s written from a photographer’s angle and perspective. Monday 17th April. 4 am. The big day has arrived. Everyone has been telling me how wonderful Santorini is. ‘A photographer’s paradise,’ one winemaker emailed me. I’m to join half a dozen win...
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Counteracting climate change

Posted on by L.M. Archer
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Rekindling the magic of Montes de Málaga 

Posted on by Amaya Cervera
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Benvenuto Brunello

Posted on by Filippo Magnani
Filippo Magnani marvels at Montalcino and its marvellously mature wines, and salivates at the local expression of the Sangiovese grape variety. The village of Montalcino, assisted by the outstanding organization of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino, hosted ‘Benvenuto Brunello’, dedicated to the new vintages of this famous wine, from 11th to 21st November. The 2022 edition gathered an ...
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A relatively large hidden Slovakian gem

Posted on by Jochen Erler
The Castle of Pezinok
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