A year on: How the wine world is coping with coronavirus

Posted on August 20, 2021August 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

It’s been 18 months since the Covid-19 pandemic took its grip on the world and changed life as we know it. In April last year, we asked members from around the world to tell us what was happening in their country, and this month we’ve done the same. EUROPE Italy Michèle Shah reports on how Italy and its wine industry is coping with Covid, which wreaked havoc on the Mediterranean count...

Taking stock of an exceptional vintage in New Zealand with Cloudy Bay

Posted on November 10, 2020November 12, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

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Meet the Friend: Chris Stroud, NZ Winegrowers

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Chris Stroud is European Marketing Manager for the New Zealand Winegrowers, a Friend of the Circle and the generous supporters of our Christmas Party last year. Amanda Barnes interviews him to find out how growers and producers in New Zealand are coping with Coronavirus, and what will be the first thing he does post-lockdown! What brought you into the wine industry? I studied Spani...

How the wine world is coping with coronavirus

Posted on April 2, 2020April 10, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Members of the Circle of Wine Writers take a look at their regions, or regions to which they have recently travelled, to share some insight into how the wine world is coping with Coronavirus and the impact of lockdown and social distancing on their businesses. A letter from the Editor: Well, hasn't life as we know it changed in the last month? Last month, we were beginning to cancel events f...

Tasting 34 years of Te Mata Coleraine

Posted on January 18, 2019February 5, 2019 by Amanda Barnes

Meet the Member: Bob Campbell MW

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Bob Campbell MW is an authority on the wines of New Zealand and was the second wine writer in the world to become a Master of Wine (following fellow member Jancis Robinson MW). Far from being a wine snob, Bob is known for his inclusive and jovial writing style and is committed to enthusing a new generation of wine drinkers through his highly-respected wine courses and seminars. He writes extensive...

The anomaly that is Central Otago

Posted on November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 by Amanda Barnes