100 points! | New Brief #254
2024-11-03
Everyone who reads the Brief is probably more or less a wine enthusiast. We are, of course. We have been called geeks and it has
Everyone who reads the Brief is probably more or less a wine enthusiast. We are, of course. We have been called geeks and it has
— 100 points! — There is no such thing as perfection. At least not in wine. If anything, the perfect wine is the one you
The word minerality continues to fill columns and research reports. A new one has explored the concept of minerality by analysing tasting notes from 16,542
We recently got back from Austria and of course we were wondering how the vineyards had coped with the huge amounts of rain that came
In France, the harvest and fermentation are in full swing. In many (most) places the harvest is finished. The weather has caused problems in many
Everyone who reads the Brief is probably more or less a wine enthusiast. We are, of course. We have been called geeks and it has
— Is a number worth a thousand words? — Everyone who reads the Brief is probably more or less a wine enthusiast. We are, of
In France, sales of organic wines are a bit slow now. But there are export markets with a growing interest in these wines, says ISWR,
Although wine has been made for thousands of years in eastern Europe, many of the countries can really be thought of as “New World” wine
The world congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) will take place in Moldova in 2025. The OIV is an intergovernmental body
Dry Jurançon is one of our favourite white wines. Jurançon is traditionally a sweet wine. Jurançon Sec (completely dry – as opposed to sparkling wine,
Nestled in the centre of the Balkans is the country called North Macedonia. It is a mountainous place that reaches an impressive 2,752 metres (9,030
Much is written about the fact that the young generation does not drink wine. That is not entirely true; the young drink wine, at least
New Zealand producers who worry that too much commonplace sauvignon blanc is being made in Marlborough can join the Appellation Marlborough Wines. This association has
South Africa has two world-renowned wine research institutes, the University of Stellenbosch and Nietvoorbij, also in Stellenbosch. The South Africa Wine Research, Development, and Innovation
Rheinhessen is Germany’s largest wine region both in terms of area and volume. Most of the German bulk wines that are sold in bag-in-box and
After three years of intense and persistent drought, it finally rained in the Cava vineyards in the heart of Penedès in Spanish Catalonia. A long-awaited
The Palatinate, or Pfalz in German, with its warm climate grows all kinds of fruits and perhaps Germany’s best asparagus. The wines from here are
It has been a challenging year for many French wine regions. The Ministry of Agriculture predicts a slightly lower volume than the average of the
The Baden wine district stretches 400 kilometres in a north/south direction along the border with France all the way down to Lake Constance. The most
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