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Discovery

01 Feb 2022

Prosecco in the pink of health

A combination of confidence and reticence, foresight and respect for tradition, Prosecco Rosé was born in 2020. The pink version of Prosecco, with its own regulations, joins existing white versions of DOC Prosecco produced since 2009, namely Prosecco Frizzante, Spumante and Tranquillo.

Wine Terroirs

01 Feb 2022

Beaujolais Crus: back in the limelight

For many years, Beaujolais was considered a cheap and cheerful wine, and was highly underrated. And yet, it is home to 10 superior growths or Crus which enhance this endearing wine region, that for too long has remained in the shadows of neighbouring Burgundy. Each Cru has a distinctive identity and the sum of their talents creates incredible variety, stemming from highly specific vineyard sites.

Discovery

01 Feb 2022

Mother Nature sets the trends

In South Africa, most new planting material is not being chosen on the basis of fashion or novelty but rather because it is best for local climate conditions – and climate change.

Wine Terroirs

31 Jan 2022

Sicily and Sardinia, the ‘green’ islands of Southern Italy.

Island viticulture has always been judged separately from regions which have not been ‘isolated’ by the sea. Italy has two very important islands which represent two of the most interesting regions from a national winegrowing perspective – Sicily and Sardinia.

Discovery

31 Jan 2022

Perfected by time

From modest beginnings half a century ago, Cap Classique is now the fastest-growing wine category in South Africa, exploding not only in terms of quantity but also in effervescent quality.

Wine Terroirs

31 Jan 2022

Italy’s mountain viticulture gets a boost from climate change

Italy has a very particular orographic conformation, in the shape of a ‘T’ formed by the Alpine arc that traces a horizontal line to the North and the Apennines that run longitudinally from North to South. Mountain viticulture has a fundamental impact on the general picture of Italian winegrowing.

Discovery

31 Jan 2022

Valencia: Fallas, Paëlla ... and Bobal

Anyone with even a scant knowledge of the world and is familiar with the Valencia region in Spain, knows that it faces the Mediterranean Sea. Its main defining features are the ‘Fallas’ celebration and paella. But perhaps many who know or have visited the region, heavily influenced by ‘Riojitis’ or ‘Riberitis’, may be unaware of the grape variety native to this eastern Levante region with which many of its wines are made. Read on to find out more about Bobal.