Nigel Greening of Felton Road on the winery, the climate, and the environment
2026-09-21
Few wine regions are so welcoming to visitors as New Zealand. That may be because it is far away (from everything). So when you come
Few wine regions are so welcoming to visitors as New Zealand. That may be because it is far away (from everything). So when you come
Jack, our Stockholm-based reporter covering the monopoly (Systembolaget) launches gives our Swedish readers a report every month on the new wines. In this overview article
Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) is an organization founded by various players in the wine industry: wine producers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and more. Systembolaget (the Swedish
It was a sunny morning when I arrived at Vinos Atlante in the Valle de la Orotava, one of Tenerife’s five DO areas. I was
More and more wine producers talk about the importance of compost. For biodynamic wineries, it is almost a question of religion or faith; using compost
Did anyone think that natural cork would disappear? Yes, there was an Australian a few years ago who predicted that natural cork would completely die
In recent months, there has been an unusually large amount of bad news about wine. People talk about a “wine crisis” with falling consumption, fires,
— Has Doomsday Arrived for Wine? — In recent months, there has been an unusually large amount of bad news about wine. People talk about
Do you care more about the name on the label or the taste of the contents? I’m sure it’s the latter. Sometimes it is difficult
At the Island Wine Summit in Tenerife in June, I tasted some excellent wines from islands in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic Ocean (see
At the end of June, we wrote an in-depth article about the heat-wave’s effect on vineyards. Large parts of Europe have been hit by exceptional
We all love sherry. It is one of the world’s great wines. But do we drink it? Not very often. Is that because it is
There have been many re-enactments this year of the Paris Judgement that took place 50 years ago, in 1976. That year wines from California famously
In June, I attended the Island Wines Summit Tenerife 2026, a conference designed to shine a spotlight on wines made on islands. The event attracted
What should we have for aperitif today? Running out of ideas? Why not try a refreshing Porto Rosé Tonic, a recipe straight from Kay Bouchard
A sparkling wine should ideally have a fresh acidity. The whole idea of drinking bubbles is that it should be refreshing, right? The bubbles themselves
Just two hours north of the Langhe, the vineyards of Alto Piemonte offer a very different side of Piedmont. In the tiny DOC of Boca,
Argentinians drink only a fraction as much wine as they did a few decades back. The wine bottle is not a given on the family
We were out shopping for food but couldn’t help walk past the wine shelf. There we saw a wine from Languedoc made from the albariño
Dry, non-fortified wines from Madeira? It used to be very niche just a few years ago, but these characterful wines are now getting more attention.
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