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…
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…
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…
Cedar house rules Lebanon is among the oldest regions in wine production in the world. Today, Eddie & Michelle Shami continue this legacy with the same passion that the Phoenicians…
Dougâs picks Towards the end of the year, I always make a little list of fondly-remembered wines tasted and drunk oâer the past twelve months. Itâs always a personal take,…
Orange is a hottest-coolest colour in the wine spectrum. The colour denotes that grapes (which we might normally associate with white wines) have been macerated on their skins â as…
Rebels with a cause Since the Middle Ages, there have been records about the lieu-dit âle Tue-Boeufâ and its excellent wines which were enjoyed by the local nobility and the…
John Bojanowski writes It was driest and hottest and early, Vendanges 24--Tres fort squirrely Beaucoup d'grapes in our baskets We throw'd off our blue maskets Shall be back for…
Home, home again I like to be here when I can And when I come home cold and tired It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away…
Anna Flowerday writes⌠Over the spring of 2021 we experienced great conditions over flowering which led to moderate crops and a nice, even set which always bodes well for very…
November / Harvest All of the wines and ciders are now a'slumber: in barrel, steel tank, plastic and glass. They are settling out and stabilising post-fermentation. Some appear to…