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Back in the 1970s when I first became involved with the wine trade it was dominated by French, Italian and German selections. Southern hemisphere or North American wines were unheard of; German Bernkasteler, Liebfraumilch, Piesporter and Niersteiner...

There are moments without words that only sensations can define. The art of wine is one such moment; a masterpiece created by the talent that few possess in which dedication and ability blend in a magical, mystical marriage with nature.” So reads the...

I am thinking refreshing white as it will be hot, also hearty red to match food from the barbecue, and how can we not drink the new generation of rosé? I have never figured out why most of us have a mindset that small is better when it comes to wine...

Although the 2.9 million acres of vineyards planted in Spain is more than in any other country its actual wine production lags behind France and Italy. This is explained by the facts that the vines are planted further apart and quite infertile soil...

It is mid-April of this year and, as I wander out of the Piazza della Repubblica in Florence and into a neighbouring courtyard, I am surrounded by so many statues, historic figures of the Renaissance. Here is Amerigo Vespucci and nearby, I spot Gal...

On July 1, 1867, three colonies united into a single country they called Canada; the word comes from the Huron-Iroquois “kanata”, which means village. So on this day each year Canadians celebrate in their vast country. It would be appropriate if we ...

When you enter the name Michael Seresin into your favourite search engine you may think that the first things to pop up would be articles on the lovely wines that he makes — but this is not the case. Instead, we get references to Harry Potter, Grav...

If I were to ask you if you have ever tried a wine made from a mutation of the pinot noir grape that the French (where it originated) call pinot gris, you might not be familiar with it. Now if I were to say have you ever enjoyed pinot grigio from It...

If I were inclined to take the well-trodden path, I would suggest that we just stock sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio and chardonnay when it comes to white wine, as it would probably cover 90 per cent of our customer demand. We do not limit ourselves to...

Back in October of 2015 I wrote that prosecco was one of the fastest growing wine categories, as this Italian bubbly was gaining many new fans. In November, a Bloomberg report described perfect weather and the biggest harvest ever, that represented ...