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My wine Bucket List

Posted on October 10, 2022October 25, 2022 by Neal D. Hulkower

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Turning the earth upside down in Uruguay

Posted on September 23, 2022September 24, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

The future of Madeira wine

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Richard Mayson

Reviving Carema with hiking boots, heart, and grit

Posted on September 22, 2022 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...

Saving and savouring South Africa’s veteran Vitis vinifera

Posted on September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 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...

Rebuilding La Pousse d’Or

Posted on August 25, 2022August 26, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Amarone and the opera

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Filippo Magnani

Filippo Magnani finds the famous wine of Valpolicella, made in a more refined contemporary style, goes together splendidly with a spot of Verdi, even in the summer season. The body and intensity of Amarone is traditionally associated with winter, wonderful if enjoyed in front of a warm, cosy fireplace. In fact, the anteprime dedicated to Amarone della Valpolicella has always been held in the earl...

Meet the Member: Colin Hampden-White

Posted on August 25, 2022August 27, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Meet the Friend: Magdalena Kaiser, Wine Country Ontario

Posted on August 22, 2022August 26, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Magdalena Kaiser is Director of Public Relations for Wine Country Ontario, and a longstanding Friend of the Circle. In this interview, Amanda Barnes learns about her wine story from siphoning wine at a young age with her father to managing cool climate conferences and being part of the growing, dynamic wine scene in Ontario. What was your earliest memory in wine? I suppose you coul...

Champagne vs. ‘Champagne’

Posted on August 22, 2022August 27, 2022 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...