The weeks when nothing must go wrong | New Brief #217
2021-09-28
Our travel season is in full swing! We are so happy to see our travellers, the wine producers and the vineyards again. Many of the
Our travel season is in full swing! We are so happy to see our travellers, the wine producers and the vineyards again. Many of the
The weeks when nothing must go wrong Our travel season is in full swing! We are so happy to see our travellers, the wine producers
2020 was perhaps not the best time to run a conference on wine writing and travel writing. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what the Wine Media Conference
The Bordeaux primeurs “circus” is famous. Hundreds of buyers and journalists gather in Bordeaux in April to taste the latest vintage. Almost two years before
We recently had the opportunity to re-taste a wine from Moldova. A couple of years ago, we travelled around to almost all of the wineries
Savoie is better known for its cheeses than for its wines. Everyone knows the names of at least some of the cheeses: reblochon, beaufort, tomme
The Allegrini family is best known for their wines from Valpolicella. But for the past twenty years, they have also been making wine in Tuscany,
Sardinia has once again impressed us. This time we have tasted wines from carignano and bovale sardo. Behind these local Sardinian names are Spanish grape
Sometimes “terroir” does not matter so much. The Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Penfolds and other brands, has taken drastic measures to
This year, the wine producers in many parts of the world have had severe weather problems: heat, fires, floodings, frost, diseases. Spring frosts affected almost
Chassenay d’Arce is a small cooperative based in the heart of the Côte des Bar region. A group of growers founded it in 1956. We
An essential phase in grape ripening is what the French call le véraison. For lack of a better one, many other languages use the same
Why does a wine cost what it costs? It is never easy for a producer to put a price on his wine. It requires reflection.
On price and prestige Why does a wine cost what it costs? It is never easy for a producer to put a price on his
The EU has long had restrictive regulations regarding de-alcoholising wines. This is about to change. Non-alcoholic (de-alcoholised) “wines” will probably soon be allowed to call
The producers of Provence are ready to try new grape varieties that are more resistant to drought and disease. By 2022, several new ones will
Washington-based Sainte-Michelle Wine Estates has recently been sold. The tobacco company Atria (which owns Philip Morris, among others) has owned the company for 40 years
Austria is not just white wines. Increasingly its red wines grab our attention. We have tasted wines from Neusiedlersee DAC in Burgenland in easternmost Austria.
Château Raymond-Lafon, the chateau and wine estate of the Meslier family, is next door to the legendary Château d’Yquem. Only a few meters apart, the
The Growers’ Association (Syndicat Général des Vignerons, SGV) in Champagne decided on July 29 to allow vineyards with lower planting density from 2023. Today it
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