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CWW virtual tasting: Let’s taste… JING Tea

Posted on June 19, 2021June 22, 2021 by Janet Z Wang

Janet Wang on the CWW May virtual tea tasting and reflections on why wine writers should know more about tea! I love the diverse range of topics discussed in the various CWW forums, so when the latest ‘Let’s taste…’ series offered a chance to try fine teas from the specialist house of Jing, I was surprised and delighted. It was straight into the diary in permanent ink. When the tasting set arri...

Mornington Peninsula not a million miles away from home

Posted on June 12, 2021July 4, 2021 by Liz Sagues

Liz Sagues reports on the first of the Circle's May 2021 Let's talk about... webinars, presented by Kate McIntyre, marketing and business development manager at Moorooduc Estate. Time and again, as Kate McIntyre described viticulture and winemaking on the Mornington Peninsula, I thought: I've heard this before, but from somewhere far across the world from Australia. The story of that cool, windy,...

The fatal spring 2021 frost in France

Posted on May 12, 2021May 15, 2021 by LM Archer

From Burgundy to Southern France, vine growers are grappling with the catastrophe of precocious budding cut short by sub-zero temperatures from April 5-8, reports L.M. Archer. “C’est reparti (Here we go again),” posted Véronique Drouhin-Boss on Instagram April 5 Her image, of a hazy night sky punctuated by hundreds of smudge pots flickering amidst frozen vineyards, foretold the unfolding guerre d...

Meet the Friend: Donald Ziraldo

Posted on May 12, 2021May 15, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Donald Ziraldo needs no introduction to most wine writers around the world as one of the most influential figures in Canadian wine. After starting his career with a vine nursery, he became involved in winemaking with the founding of Inniskillin in 1974, remaining there until 2006, and later moved on to create his own independent label Ziraldo, planting his own vineyard in 2007. As a Friend of the ...

Perusing premium Nebbiolo

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Filippo Magnani

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Shooting for sustainability in McLaren Vale

Posted on May 5, 2021May 15, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Stepping out of the Laguedoc’s shadow: The Wines of Roussillon

Posted on April 25, 2021May 15, 2021 by Rosemary George MW

The wines of Roussillon by Rosemary George MW

Rosemary George MW shares why she believes that Roussillon deserves to be recognised as its own distinct wine region, no longer only an appendage to Languedoc, and how she researched her latest book on the region, The Wines of Roussillon. Why write a book on the wines of Roussillon? For the simple reason that Roussillon stands alone, proud and independent. For so long it has suffered a union of...

Exploring Quinta da Boavista and the old vines of Douro with Carla Tiago

Posted on April 10, 2021April 15, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

A dearth of diversity

Posted on March 8, 2021March 9, 2021 by Sumi Sarma

Let’s taste… Cali Cab

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

With the wines in her glass and the winemakers live on her laptop, Amanda Barnes is virtually transported to California in the inaugural session of the Circle’s new series of wet webinars. Kicking off The Circle’s first ‘Let’s Taste…’ talk series last month, a trio of California vintners took the hot seat, sharing their Cabernet Sauvignon blends last month. As the most planted and most revered va...