A fourth-generation Altamira producer, Juanfa Suarez of Finca Suarez has a little-told story but one which resonates with many local families and spans the ferocious booms and busts of Argentina’s wine history. A family of Spanish immigrants, his great-grandfather settled in Altamira certain that …
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Stepping into a pool of grapes was easily one of the most memorable experiences for Harvest 2017, and here you can join me in the lagar filled with grapes in this 360-degree wine video! Don’t forget to click and drag the screen to view …
Santiago Mayorga is one of the most exciting winemakers in Argentina today. Not because he is wild or off-the-charts, but because he has longevity, dedication and an enviable streak of genius. His curriculum in winemaking so far spans 10 years at Roberto de la Mota’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …