Here in England (I’m getting geared up for our 80 Harvests European leg!) it is the Sherry Festival (5-18th June) which means bars and wine shops around the UK are running promos on sherry wines to get consumers back into the golden nectar from Jerez. It …
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In this Okanagan Crush Pad interview, David Scholefield explains why their new vineyard is perhaps the most ambitious plantation yet in an already extreme region. OCP’s David Scholefield has been in the wine industry since the 80s and seen how wine consumption and wine production has …
We’ve pulled together this Okanagan Fast Facts feature so that you can get to grips with the wine region and wines of this beautiful valley in British Columbia, Canada. Our photographic guide to Okanagan includes: the essentials of terroir (the soil types, climate, average temperatures, …
Camilo Magoni has been making wine in Mexico longer than anyone. An Italian winemaker who came to Baja California over 40 years ago, he has tried out hundreds of wine varieties and worked for decades at the largest producer in Mexico – La Cetto. …
Mexico’s wine country, Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, boasts some serious top nosh. From casual food trucks to award-winning restaurants, your stomach is in for a treat. It is unlikely you will eat anywhere bad, but here are some really good (tried and …
New hotels are popping up like daisies in Mexico’s wine country, so we’ve sorted through the long list of options to handpick some of the best, and most interesting places to stay. From luxury hotels and glampling to cosy B&Bs and even a trailer …
Bob Foley has been a consultant winemaker across Napa since the 70s and has witnessed a lot of changes in the valley, which he talks about in this interview from his own vineyard where he makes Robert Foley wines. Amanda Barnes also interviews him …
Victor Torres Alegre is one of the most experienced winemakers in Mexico. He discusses with us how Mexican wine has changed and where he believes it is going. Amanda Barnes interviews him at his family winery on the regions, styles and varieties of Mexican …
Get under the skin of Dundee Hills AVA with Jason Lett, winemaker and owner of The Eyrie Vineyards in this vineyard interview. Jason’s father, David Lett aka. Papa Pinot, is credited with planting the first Pinot Noir vines in the Willamette Valley after he …
Hans Backoff is credited with making the first premium wines in Mexico, with his state-of-the-art winery Monte Xanic. He has been making wine in Mexico for over 30 years and seen many of the great changes in the industry, starting when there were only …