Focus On: Vinos Bio Pedro Olivares
Jaén heir Though this is madness, yet there is method in it. Vinos Bio Pedro Olivares is a project in Murcia coordinated by the aforementioned Pedro Olivares with the objective…
Tasting No’es
Last week I read a tasting note in a wine magazine describing the flavours of a red wine as “black animal tobacco.” Now, while it is highly probable that the…
To label love or not to label love
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the majority of labels that adorn the many hundreds of different bottles of wines in the Les Caves portfolio are graphically… humdrum. And…
Doug Decants: Miele Green by Testalonga
Thanks be to cob! Craig & Carla Hawkins and family live in Bandits Kloof, Eendekuilthe in the back and beyond of Swartland. It is a beautiful location, ringed by mountains…
Calicata, Gredos as Terroir
We are delighted to announce that we are selling the English translation of ‘Calicata, Gredos as Terroir’, a collaboration between Comando G and other local growers as well as journalists,…
Focus On: The Wines of Niki Antadze
The Antadze Winery was founded by Nikoloz (Niki) Antadze in 2006. A former nightclub owner and a gentle and reflective soul, Niki owns 3-hectares of vineyards in the Manavi micro…
Doug Decants: Brunia Wines, South Africa
Cold Mountain Wines Wade Sander dreamt about being a vigneron from an early age. He enrolled at Elsenburg Agricultural College in 2010, and after graduating, joined the CWG internship programme…
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…