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Discovery

16 Sep 2025

Small harvest, big issues: Muscadet and the challenging 2024 vintage
After a 2024 vintage marred by challenging weather conditions – causing mildew and aborted flowering – yields in Muscadet reached an all-time low. But could this relative dearth of wines help the Loire white wine region along its journey upmarket? We went to a region that has been shaken but remains determined to investigate.

Portraits

08 Sep 2025

Young professionals, young drinkers: bridging the gap for wine’s future
As marketing gurus around the world debate the best options for reaching out to younger consumers, an Italian association of young wine entrepreneurs is not just talking the talk but walking the walk.

Portraits

04 Sep 2025

Argentina Wine Expo 2025, Over 120 Argentine bodegas at a Major Fair in Mendoza
More than 4,000 people attended one of Argentina’s most significant wine events, where over 500 labels from all regions of the South American country were tasted.

Discovery

01 Sep 2025

The Languedoc appellation and its multi-faceted personality
Languedoc-Roussillon boasts 246,000 hectares under vine and 38 appellations and designations, making it France’s most extensive wine region. Its variety of soil types and grape varieties along with its typical Mediterranean climate shape its myriad vineyard sites, all of which can be leveraged to show off their distinctive features. But how effective is it at doing so?

Wine Terroirs

25 Aug 2025

The incredible archipelago of Provence rosés
In the mind’s eye, they are pale-hued, dry and fruity. But in actual fact, they come in multiple iterations. Over less than 100 kilometres, the soil types are totally different with pockets of purple rhyolite, bluish schist or clay-limestone marl dotted across the region. This diversity forms an archipelago of terroirs which do not produce a single rosé but many different rosés.

Portraits

19 Aug 2025

González Byass, in it for the long term
200 years of history (or almost), 1,969 hectares of vines and a presence in every corner of the globe… Gonzalez Byass is probably the most famous Spanish wine group in the world. What are the secrets of its success? Definitely the expertise built up over the years, but perhaps also a trace of humility and pragmatism.

Discovery

11 Aug 2025

How Crémants de Bourgogne became so popular
In the heart of the French wine region that boasts the largest number of appellations, the emergence of a category other than still wines might come as a surprise. Although they do not really compete with Champagne, Crémants de Bourgogne certainly have quality credentials and excel for their ability to create a loyal following among fine wine enthusiasts.