By Tina Gellie, Decanter Magazine
Laurenz V winemaker Lenz Moser
Austria’s Lenz Moser loves Grüner Veltliner – so much so, he doesn’t see much point in making anything else. There’s a winery under his name in Austria, which is his old family company, producing everything from Sauvignon and Chardonnay to Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch, but Lenz himself now makes only Grüner under …
A short footnote to yesterday’s post about dry German Rieslings and the difficulty of selling them in the UK. One factor that undoubtedly puts people off is the labels of many German wines, which are incredibly complicated to those not initiaited into the complex worlds of Einzellagen and Grosslagen. Which is 99.9% of people who buy wine in the UK.
All of which makes the label below even more remarkable. It is a lesson …
By Olivier Gasselin
Noordhoek Beach
We’re excited to publish a series of extracts from Olivier’s wine rambling in South Africa. It’s now wedding time! Olivier is the Head Sommelier at the Bluebird in Chelsea.
We left Hermanus with great regret, but also very expectant as we were meant to join our great friends Kalin and Aaron, who were getting married on …
We have a funny relationship with Riesling in the UK. Its position as the industry insider’s favourite grape is secure. Everyone in the trade loves Riesling – it’s a badge of honour. Even if you secretly prefer big oaky Chardonnays, you’d never let on for fear of becoming a social outcast.
In the real world, however, sales are sluggish. Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and …
By Olivier Gasselin
View of Walker Bay from Hamilton Russell’s property
We’re excited to publish a series of extracts from Olivier’s wine rambling in South Africa. This time he visits Hermanus. Olivier is the Head Sommelier at the Bluebird in Chelsea.
We are still in Hermanus and our next mission: to visit Anthony Hamilton Russell. I have …
The Ceppaiano Estate is located in coastal Tusacany, an exciting area which is giving new impulse to the reputation of these great wines. The vineyard is located on the edges of the Arno River about 25km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, on sandy soils rich in minerals and fossils of marine origin.
By Jane Anson, http://newbordeaux.blog.co.uk/
Made in Manhattan
I’ve been visiting sunny New York in the last few days. Had three fascinating meetings and I will write up some market advice for winemakers looking to get distributed in New York later in the week. But I thought I would put a write up about a less business-focused meeting, with City Winery in SoHo, where …
By Bibendumtimes
One happy gorilla
Now that the dust has settled the time is right to look back at last week’s event.
Since the first votes started pilling up on March 4, 2010 @ 3:07 pm we never looked back. By the end of play, an amazing total of 2,552 unique votes were counted. We wish to thank all of you who took …
By Bibendumtimes
We are please to announce that the big winner of our Argento competition is entry no 5: A guerilla wine tasting by Niamh Sheilds & Denise Medrano. Well done both for this well deserved win. We’re sure you’ll have the best of times in Argentina.
And now, time for a short Oscar-style thank you speech from us:
First and foremost thanks to our 6 finalists …
