Elegance from the Alps: San Leonardo 2019
Many wineries are said to have a “rich history”. This is certainly the case at San Leonardo. The estate is located on…
New cuvées from Le Brun de Neuville
The cooperatives in Champagne are changing. Of course, they still produce large quantities of base wines for the major trading houses. But…
Château Lafite Rothschild. A photographic homage
In 2019, this photographic homage was created in French. I present it here again as a digital flipbook. Here is the English…
The Chianti Classico Gran Selezione from Barone Ricasoli
On 14 May 1924, 33 local producers founded the Consorzio Chianti Classico, Italy’s first winegrowers’ association, in Radda. In the sign of…
Le Blanc Singulier from Champagne Ruinart
It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
Champagne Vintage 2008 − The Summit
It was time to take stock. Almost all the top cuvées from 2008 have now been introduced. The post-release scores have been…
History of the Bordeaux subscription
Subscription, or the forward purchase of goods, has been around in the wine industry for a long time, but only recently has…
Inama: Venetian split
“No Pinot Grigio, no Prosecco.” Matteo Inama sets the tone right from the start when presenting his wines, both sympathetically and confidently.…
Portrait: Champagne Soutiran
History The global success of its finest product often makes people forget that the history of Champagne has its darker side. Champagne…
Eduardo Chadwick and the birth of Chile’s top wine
In February 2024, Eduardo Chadwick, President of Viñedos Familia Chadwick, came to Berlin to celebrate one of the most important moments in…
