Austria is one of the oldest wine countries in Europe, yet it is only just starting to define its grand cru system. In this interview with President of the Traditional Austrian Winemakers Association, Michael Moosbrugger, Amanda Barnes asks him about the history of Austrian wine, the formation …
In this Grüner Veltliner wine guide, Austrian winemaker Bernhard Ott explains why this is a fantastic wine variety to pair with food, which soils and terroir it best suits, and why it is his favourite Austrian wine variety. Known for his biodynamic and organic …
Winemaker Markus Huber gives us the lowdown on Grüner Veltliner and a Traisental wine region in this video interview. Amanda Barnes interviews Markus on the Traisental wine region, its formation and geology, and why it the terroir is particularly suitable for Grüner Veltliner. Spread over …
We discuss and discover one of Austria’s most popular red wine grapes in this Zweigelt wine guide and interview with Austrian winemaker Christina Netzl. Amanda Barnes interviews her in her Carnuntum vineyard, where they discuss this special Austrian wine grape, how the variety behaves in …
Mariana Onofri of Onofri Wines is a wonderfully understated wine producer, and she isn’t one to say she’s an oenologist. When I asked her to be my first winemaker in the new ‘Wine Drinking with Wine Makers’ wine tasting-interview series, her response was gracious …
One of the most important red wines in the country, St Laurent (aka. Saint Laurent, Sankt Laurent) is Austria’s Queen grape variety according to winemaker Johannes Trapl. With over 730 hectares of St Laurent, plantations have almost doubled since the 2000 and it is …
This landlocked country has soils from ancient seabeds; was one of the oldest wine regions in central Europe yet has one of the youngest appellation systems; and is full of other delicious contrasts that make its wine intriguing. We’ve got winemaker interviews, articles and …
Old-vine Semillon is one of South America’s best-kept secrets, and there are a handful of stellar Semillon wines coming to light in Chile today. As one of Chile’s most planted wine varieties in the mid 1900s, there is no shortage of old-vine Semillon. Semillon …
What are the most planted grape varieties Chile has? Here’s our infographic of Chile’s most planted grape varieties in vineyards around the country. Do you know the Top 10 wines in Chile, or even the Top 5 Chilean wine varieties? See how much Sauvignon …
What are the essentials of Tunisia’s wine region? We’ve pulled together a Tunisia wine guide so that you can get to grips with this North African wine country and its wines, including: the essentials of terroir (the soil types, climate, average temperatures, rainfall, longitude …