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Meet the Member: Paul White

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Paul White

Author and wine writer Paul White has lived in several different corners of the world, from Oregon to New Zealand, and visited over 90 wine regions. In this interview he looks back on memorable wine experiences around the globe, as well as musing on the world of clay amphora in winemaking. Tell us about your first experiences in wine? I was born in a post-prohibition Des Moines, wher...

Review: Talha Tales, Portugal’s Ancient Answer to Amphora Wines

Posted on February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 by L.M. Archer

L.M. Archer reviews Paul James White’s new book, Talha Tales: Portugal’s Ancient Answer to Amphora Wines. Talha Tales tells a quixotic tale of Portuguese wine technology lost and found. It’s also a story of one wine region’s cultural resurrection, set in the dusty, remote reaches of Alentejo. Talha – exclusively Portuguese and quintessentially Alentejan Romans first introduced talha, or...

The total tinajero

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Amaya Cervera

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Mountains, coffee, and vinho

Posted on December 28, 2022December 31, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Book Review: Wine Hiking Switzerland

Posted on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 by Markus Hungerbühler

Markus Hungerbühler reviews Ellen Wallace's new book on the hikes and wines of Switzerland, Wine Hiking Switzerland: Explore the Landscape of Swiss Wines. It is not often that a book about Swiss wines is published in English as the original version and in French and German, both national languages of Switzerland, as translations. Our fellow member Ellen Wallace, a travel and wine writer (...

Meet the Friend: Alfonso de Gaetano

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

The Jewel in the Crown

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Fiona Morrison MW

In this excerpt from On Champagne: A tapestry of tales to celebrate the greatest sparkling wine of all…, Fiona Morrison MW falls in love with the Vieilles Vignes Françaises, Champagne’s most mysterious wine, which hails from a tiny walled plot of Pinot Noir vines in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Treasured possession of the house of Bollinger, this is a site that’s been admired for its wines since m...