Focus On: Vintners & Vagabonds
Aidan Raftery began making wine in 2013 with a label called Vin du Patron, produced in the garage of his home in Melbourne, Australia. He had just opened Persillade, the…
Doug Decants: Ashleigh’s Wines, NZ
Queen of Tarot Ashleigh Barrowman wears many wine hats. She works with Dan Gillett at Wine Diamonds in Wellington, a leading retailer and distributor of artisan organic and natural wines…
You are what you drink
In 1826 when Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer, politician, and famous gastronome, wrote: ''Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es'', which translates to 'Tell…
Of New Year’s No-Resolutions
Moderation in all things, especially moderation. If you give up drink, you don’t live longer. It just seems longer. Studies and counter studies make various scientific claims for the health…
A Year in Review: Looking back at 2022, and forward to 2023
That was the year that was, again... There may be trouble ahead, But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance Let's face the music and dance Well, what…
Vintage Report 2022: Ancre Hill Estates, Monmouth Wales
Winemaker report ...in the words of Jean du Plessis, GM and Vigneron of Ancre Hill: Our neighbouring blackcurrant farmer, who has lived and farmed the area for more than 35…