Editorial
06 May 2024
Navarre, where grenache reigns supreme
Independent through to the 16th century, the Kingdom of Navarre was established in 824 by the Vascones, the ancestors of the present-day Basques.
Magazine
Editorial
06 May 2024
Aragon scales the heights of quality
This much-coveted region located in the north of present-day Spain has been invaded multiple times, by assailants travelling from Africa, Northern and Eastern Europe.
Editorial
06 May 2024
Journey to the heart of Provence
If I had to mention one region, this would be it. Provence belongs to a clutch of wine regions where a glamorous image fuelled by sunshine, blue skies and sea spray in actual fact belies the reality out on the ground.
Editorial
06 May 2024
Italy is tippled pink !
Probably unwittingly, Italy has overlooked its rosé wines for many years, buoyed by its plethora of widely exported, talented reds that have secured its reputation across the globe. Who could claim never to have ordered a bottle of Chianti in a trattoria ?
Editorial
06 May 2024
Crus Bourgeois reach for the sky
A category of Bordeaux wine reserved for the Médoc, Crus Bourgeois in some ways live in the shadow of the 1855-classifed Grands Crus. In actual fact, though, their origins stem from the same source.
Editorial
06 May 2024
Western Cape: Driving sustainability
Despite South Africa’s long-standing history of producing wine, it has successfully carved out a place for itself in the modern era.
Editorial
06 May 2024
Franciacorta: Italy’s answer to stylish sparkling wine
The rolling hills of Franciacorta unfurl across Lombardy, in the province of Brescia, where they share the landscape with northern Italy’s great glacier-derived lakes, mostly South of Lake Iseo.