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 …

Ah…Tuscany, home to the famous historic towns of Florence and Siena, the cradle of the Renaissance. A land of rolling hills with olive groves and vines, beautiful art and architecture and delicious food and, of course, great wine. This Tuscany fast facts feature is …

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 …

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 …

Gimblett Gravels has become one of the most celebrated sub-regions of Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. What brought this region up from drag racing to racy reds? Hawke’s Bay is the oldest wine region in New Zealand, but the sub-region within it that is …

There has never been a more exciting time for English wine. After the UK’s long and glorious summer of 2018, the harvest was a storming success and the vintage is already set to be a classic, meaning that even more eyes are going to …

In wine, we often reduce things to numbers. Most articles on the Central Otago wine region in New Zealand will include, at some stage, ‘45th parallel south’ and ‘southernmost wine region in the world’. It is true that Central Otago is on the 45th …

Central Otago is not only the southernmost wine region in New Zealand, but it is also the southernmost commercial wine region in the world. At a latitude of 45° south, the only other vineyards that compete are experimental plantings in South America’s Patagonia. The …