Amanda Barnes, Author at Circle of Wine Writers

Meet the Friend: Alan Aboud, FONDATA

Posted on November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 by Alan Aboud

Alan Aboud is the creative director of Fine and Rare's new FONDATA publication (which features Member Jancis Robinson MW on the cover in its first edition). In this Meet the Friend interview, Amanda Barnes finds out how the fine wine market has changed during the pandemic, the concept of a 'journal of adjacencies' and why moving from Black Tower to Meursault has been great for his palate but not h...

Let’s talk about Criolla, South America’s native grape varieties, with Amanda Barnes

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Wink Lorch

Wink Lorch tastes and tours through the Criolla grape varieties and wine regions of South America during Amanda Barnes' Let's talk about Criolla webinar earlier this year. There was something intoxicating about this hour, and it wasn’t only that I was one of the lucky ones to receive three wines to taste. “Crrree-oy-ya” intoned Amanda, a fluent South American Spanish speaker, who really knows h...

A sparkling taste of Austrian wine with Fred Loimer

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Meet the Member: Carolyn Evans Hammond

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Carolyn Evans Hammond

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Conducting an orchestra of sparkling wine

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes finds herself in awe at Corinne Seely’s ability to craft a Blanc de Blancs blend from a large ensemble of reserve wines at Exton Park. “Do you have a big black book in which you write this all down?” I asked Corinne Seely in awe as she started to detail the hundreds of tanks, barrels and vats of reserve wines she keeps to hand to make her reserve blend sparkling wines at Exton Park....

A virtual visit to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes takes off on a two-day online tour of Italy’s UNESCO-listed sparkling wine region as part of the Circle’s Let’s visit … series, and takes in plenty of ciglione and enjoys the Rive, Cartizze and sui liveti wines that hail from them. A patchwork of vineyards and villages nestled between woodlands and hillsides, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG is the most esteemed wine...

Champagne Drappier: Innovation from the south

Posted on November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Interview with DO Cava president, Javier Pagés

Posted on November 18, 2021November 21, 2021 by Amaya Cervera

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Rounding up the latest Wine Society offerings

Posted on October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 by Richard Lane

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Meet the Member: Christopher Foulkes

Posted on October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Christopher Foulkes started drinking wine at a rather early age and writing about it in the 1970s, but it is his role as a publisher in the world of wine books that has perhaps brought him the greatest recognition in the industry today. Having published over 40 wine books worldwide, he is certainly one of the most experienced in the field. Amanda Barnes interviews him about his experience in the i...