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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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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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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It is not only the competition with Wine Paris and home-made deficits that are currently undermining the image of what is still…
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In February 2024, Eduardo Chadwick, President of Viñedos Familia Chadwick, came to Berlin to celebrate one of the most important moments in…
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The Cantina Andriano has been somewhat overshadowed by its neighbour. And not just since the spectacular successes of its Terlaner sister winery…
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In 2023, I was able to gain extraordinary wine experiences. This was not only due to the end of the coronavirus restrictions.…
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