In a parallel universe
by Robert Joseph
In a parallel universe 1 (in which there is an Empress of Wine.) The most influential voice in the parallel wine world is Roberta Parker who regularly appears on television...
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Marlborough: The Fear of France?
by Matt Walls
...grapes retain their all-important natural acidity. The soils also play a part. Clive Jones, winemaker at Nautilus Estate, explains “Most of the plantings are on the stony-silt loams of the...
Eccentric Current
by Matt Walls
...sparkling instead – Pinotage does have Pinot Noir as a parent variety after all, and he points out that Simonsig already make a good one. “It might be a total...
Everything you need to know about Prosecco
by Tim Atkin
...about its slightly bitter, “amarognolo” notes. Most Prosecco (the wine) is unblended although producers are allowed to use up to 15% of other grapes: local Verdizo, Perera and Bianchetto and...
What makes a wine taste expensive?
by Margaret Rand
...capital letters, all over. It looked expensive because you knew it was expensive; but it also looked desperately insecure. Says Alex Hunt MW of Berkman Wine Cellars, “If I could...
Wine and Opera: Traveling Down Parallel Roads?
by Christy Canterbury MW
...is opera in the electronic world? Why is there an assumption that social media is exclusively for the private sphere? Social Media In fact, social media seems to be one...
2009 Sylvain Loichet, Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy
Mid ruby/garnet. Aromatic, modern style with quite a bit of oak. Firm and slightly chunky on the palate, but there’s more than enough fruit underneath for balance. A wine that...
2012 Neudorf, Moutere Pinot Noir, Nelson
Consistently among the top three Pinots in Nelson, the Finns’ best cuvée comes from the famous Moutere clays and tends to be quite a structured red, showing more tannin than...
Heritage: boon or burden?
by Tim Atkin
...Chenin almost everywhere, much of it for brandy production. That’s why Chenin pops all over the Cape, and also why, almost by default, it is reasonably well represented in terms...
A Hedonist’s Paradise
by Tim Atkin
...four of them accompanied by formal tastings, and contributed opinions from the floor. They also had the opportunity to taste new and older releases from 100 Kiwi Pinot producers in...
NV Paradiso Prosecco, Veneto
Not the cheapeast Prosecco on the market by soem distance, but this is worth the loot: light bodied, just off dry, wtih fine bubbles and flavours of boiled sweets, citrus...
On Paragons And Icons
by Tim Atkin
...week, I revisited Viñedos de Alcohuaz, Chile’s highest estate. Located at 2,200 metres on granite soils in the Andes, it was planted in 2005 by the late Álvaro Flaño and...