Rioja’s wine is world-renowned but this is also a region known for its stellar cuisine. You can barely put a foot wrong anywhere in Spain when it comes to good home cooking, but there are some places that stand out head and shoulders above …
Bonarda is one of Argentina’s most planted grape varieties, with an impressive 18,500 hectares under vine. However, the widely planted Bonarda grape variety is notoriously tricky, both in the vineyard and in the winery, which is why it has almost completely disappeared from its …
While studying for the blind tasting in the WSET diploma, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was always the banker for me. My mum drinks it most nights and it is a wine I can comfortably recognise inches away from the glass. I have a feeling more …
While Croatia might conjure up images of a crystal-clear blue sea lapping white stone beaches on its many islands, there’s a different side to Croatia — the continental, inland side, which offers a completely different dimension to its wine. Surrounding the Croatian capital of …
It is no coincidence that Marlborough is the Mecca of New World Sauvignon Blanc and the heartland of New Zealand’s wine production. At the northeastern tip of the South Island it is sheltered from all the major and most extreme climatic influences, and instead …
Nautilus Estate has been producing wine in Marlborough since 1985, putting it firmly on the map of New Zealand’s biggest wine region. With several vineyards in Marlborough valley, Nautilus has vines in all of the major sub-regions of Marlborough including the Wairau Valley, Southern …
Family-run wineries are part of the charm of the Waipara wine region, and Pegasus Bay is the perfect case in point. Started by Ivan and Christine Donaldson in the 1980s, and continued by their four sons (Matthew, Ed, Paul and Michael) today, Pegasus …
Dom Maxwell has kicked off a trend without realising it. “My wife told me not to do it,” says the Greystone winemaker. “Her exact words were ‘aren’t you worried about the possums?’” Yes, possums are a problem in New Zealand. They are actually a …
Islands in the sea. That’s the Dolly Parton-esque term that locals use to describe the massive volcanic humps of land dotted around the Padovan-Venetian plains. Some call them child-sized mountains, some call them giant anthills, others – probably Italian men – say they look …
There are over 200 different varieties of Muscat in the world and it is one of the oldest and widespread family of grape varieties in the book. Some believe the origins of Muscat can be dated back to the Ancient Egyptians circa 3000 BC. …