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The Drinks Trust encourages us all to get a round in

Posted on June 4, 2020June 8, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Liz Sagues shares some of the charitable initiatives in the drinks industry that have come in response to the growing economic, social and health crisis related to Covid-19, most especially the emergency fund by The Drinks Trust. The long-term implications of Covid-19 for people in the wine trade, and in hospitality in general, are enormous. They stretch beyond those who grow grapes, make wines, ...

Modern Malbec and the Mendoza matriarch

Posted on June 4, 2020June 8, 2020 by Ruma Singh

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Dr Richard Smart calls for carbon capture

Posted on June 4, 2020June 7, 2020 by Dr Richard Smart

Dr. Richard Smart, the renowned viticulturist who now calls himself a ‘carbon conscious’ vine doctor rather than the ‘flying’ vine doctor, looks back at the events of 2020 so far. While coronavirus is very bad, it will eventually go away, but the climate crisis is becoming increasingly critical and calls for urgent action from the wine industry, he argues. He asks us as wine writers to start to ho...

Imbibing in Istria

Posted on June 4, 2020June 8, 2020 by Robert Smyth

Robert Smyth finds that good things to tempt the palate come in threes, and even fours, on the Adriatic’s largest peninsula – wine, truffles, olive oil, and then there’s biska. A version of this article was also published (in Hungarian) in Hungary’s VinCE magazine. Heart-shaped Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic, is not only a superb seaside holiday destination, it also produces some o...

Zooming in on coastal Chilean Pinot Noir

Posted on June 4, 2020June 10, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes gets to grips with three different coastal terroirs in Chile that Viña Ventisquero is producing Pinot Noir in, with a special Zoom tasting with the winemaker Alejandro Galaz during the time of Coronavirus. Originally published on SouthAmericaWineGuide.com “Pinot Noir without terroir is the most boring variety you can taste”, says Chilean winemaker Alejandro Galaz, paraphrasing a win...

Tannat: Uruguay’s unlikely champion

Posted on May 4, 2020May 6, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Meet the Member: Georges Meekers

Posted on May 4, 2020May 6, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Georges Meekers is a leading writer and expert on the wines of Malta, where he is based, as well as an eminent online educator. Amanda Barnes interviews him and discovers more about his first forays into wine, why native Maltese wines deserve some attention today and his thoughts on why wine appreciation comes much more naturally than we believe. What is your earliest memory in wine? H...

Meet the Friend: Chris Stroud, NZ Winegrowers

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Chris Stroud is European Marketing Manager for the New Zealand Winegrowers, a Friend of the Circle and the generous supporters of our Christmas Party last year. Amanda Barnes interviews him to find out how growers and producers in New Zealand are coping with Coronavirus, and what will be the first thing he does post-lockdown! What brought you into the wine industry? I studied Spani...

An extremely expensive endeavour

Posted on May 4, 2020 by L.M. Archer

The Cape Crusader: Rosa Kruger & The Old Vine Project

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Tim Atkin MW