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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Istria is a peninsula at the top corner of Croatia and has maritime and continental climate influences from both the Adriatic sea and the main continent of central Europe. French-Croatian winemaker Dimitri Brečević gives us a 101 Istria climate from the vineyards. A full interview …
Not far from the coastal city of Pula, Bruno Trapan’s winery has an urban feel to it and a renegade attitude. Trapan shot to fame locally after his 2008 Malvasia Uroboros scored 90 Parker points, making him one to watch on the local scene. …