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Posted on by Marc Millon

Bottling and preserving diversity

Posted on by Marc Millon
Marc Millon, VIA (Vinitaly International Academy) Italian Wine Ambassador, shares his takeaway thoughts on Italy’s numerous indigenous grape varieties, arising from Food Diversity Day. In the global supermarket of seemingly endless choice, the real and genuine foods available to us are sadly getting fewer and fewer. If we are what we eat, then we should all be concerned that this diminuation of...
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The total tinajero

Posted on by Amaya Cervera
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The Jewel in the Crown

Posted on by Fiona Morrison MW
In this excerpt from On Champagne: A tapestry of tales to celebrate the greatest sparkling wine of all…, Fiona Morrison MW falls in love with the Vieilles Vignes Françaises, Champagne’s most mysterious wine, which hails from a tiny walled plot of Pinot Noir vines in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Treasured possession of the house of Bollinger, this is a site that’s been admired for its wines since m...
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My wine Bucket List

Posted on by Neal D. Hulkower
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The future of Madeira wine

Posted on by Richard Mayson
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Reviving Carema with hiking boots, heart, and grit

Posted on by Marisa Finetti
Marisa Finetti is not only blown around, but also blown away by Nebbiolo from the Alpine foothills in the northern part of Piedmont, and the incredible effort and unswerving dedication taken to grow it.    The wind snapped my umbrella inside out. The impression of Carema while standing on the edge of the dramatic hillside on this blustery day was quickly leaning toward sheer intensity. Fede...
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Saving and savouring South Africa’s veteran Vitis vinifera

Posted on by Michèle Shah
During judging at the Michelangelo Awards competition, Michèle Shah took time out to visit to the Old Vine Project in Stellenbosch, where she witnessed the wonderful work of André Morgenthal and Rosa Kruger. Being based in Stellenbosch on my recent visit, the traditional heart of the South African wine industry, presented a great opportunity to meet up with André Morgenthal and Rosa Kruger, who s...
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Champagne vs. ‘Champagne’

Posted on by Markus Hungerbühler
Markus Hungerbühler reports from Switzerland on the Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s rejection of the Protected Designation of Origin ‘AOC Commune de Champagne’. In March 2022, another case concerning the use of the designation ‘Champagne’ for wine from the municipality of Champagne in the Canton Vaud in Switzerland ended. The Federal Supreme Court, the highest court of the country, terminated the d...
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Discovering gold in a silver mine

Posted on by Keith Grainger
Keith Grainger gets in some great Gewürztraminer, which is grown up high in the extreme north of Italy’s Alto Adige region, and aged within a mountain. He is joined by four other Circle members as part as a wider press trip. In the very north of Italy’s Alto Adige region (also known as Südtirol), an old silver mine can be found. No mining has taken place here for 50 years, but today deep undergro...
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Recognising the human factor in Sherry and Montilla

Posted on by Yolanda Ortiz de Arri
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