Some revolutions happen in the back room. At Château Rieussec, it takes place in a small side room. The second part of the bottling of the 2019 vintage is on the agenda, specifically: labeling, encapsulation,…
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Many wineries are said to have a “rich history”. This is certainly the case at San Leonardo. The estate is located on…
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The cooperatives in Champagne are changing. Of course, they still produce large quantities of base wines for the major trading houses. But…
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In 2019, this photographic homage was created in French. I present it here again as a digital flipbook. Here is the English…
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On 14 May 1924, 33 local producers founded the Consorzio Chianti Classico, Italy’s first winegrowers’ association, in Radda. In the sign of…
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It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
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It was time to take stock. Almost all the top cuvées from 2008 have now been introduced. The post-release scores have been…
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Subscription, or the forward purchase of goods, has been around in the wine industry for a long time, but only recently has…
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“No Pinot Grigio, no Prosecco.” Matteo Inama sets the tone right from the start when presenting his wines, both sympathetically and confidently.…
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History The global success of its finest product often makes people forget that the history of Champagne has its darker side. Champagne…
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