What is PiPA and Paraje Altamira all about? Last week I met up with Finca Suarez winemaker Juanfa Suarez for a wine tasting session and asked him to clarify what the Productores Independientes de Paraje Altamira (Independent Producers from Paraje Altamira) movement is about …
A fourth-generation Altamira producer, Juanfa Suarez of Finca Suarez has a little-told story but one which resonates with many local families and spans the ferocious booms and busts of Argentina’s wine history. A family of Spanish immigrants, his great-grandfather settled in Altamira certain that …
Stepping into a pool of grapes was easily one of the most memorable experiences for Harvest 2017, and here you can join me in the lagar filled with grapes in this 360-degree wine video! Don’t forget to click and drag the screen to view …
Santiago Mayorga is one of the most exciting winemakers in Argentina today. Not because he is wild or off-the-charts, but because he has longevity, dedication and an enviable streak of genius. His curriculum in winemaking so far spans 10 years at Roberto de la Mota’s …
The Okanagan Valley terroir has become known for its suitability to Riesling, and Tantalus winery is considered one of the best wine producers in the region for this finicky grape variety. Amanda Barnes interviews winemaker David Paterson, a native Kiwi, about how Okanagan Valley …
How does Riesling from the Okanagan taste, and how does Okanagan Riesling compare to other great Riesling wines and regions around the world? Kiwi winemaker in Canada, David Paterson from Tantalus winery, shares his thoughts with us from the vineyard in East Kelowna in the …
Bodega & Cavas de Weinert is an interesting producer in Mendoza which has achieved an almost legendary status and yet is rarely on the radar of wine drinkers. I was excited to have the second-generation owner of the winery, Andre Weinert, present his wines last …
There’s a black bunch next to a white bunch, which is next to a pink bunch. “This is the problem in Austria!” says winemaker Dorli Muhr, as we stand between vine rows and windmills in Spitzerberg. “The vineyards have passed down so many family …
Austrian winemaker Dorli Muhr gives us a Blaufränkisch wine guide in this candid interview where she discusses this unique Austrian wine and how the grape variety behaves in the vineyard and winery. Amanda Barnes interviews her about the Spitzerberg wine region in Carnuntum and why …
Austria’s Carnuntum wine region is one of the oldest in Central Europe. Winemaker Gerhard Markowitsch discusses the particularities of Carnuntum terroir and its signature Zweigelt grape. In this vineyard interview, he tells Amanda Barnes about the changing attitudes to viticulture in Austria, and a little …