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Meet the Friend: Michele Bertuzzo, Studio Cru
Michele Bertuzzo is the CEO of Studio Cru, “a communication agency specialised in wine and high-end gastronomy” based in Vicenza, Italy.
In a sentence or two, could you describe the mission and scope of your company?
Studio Cru supports wineries in discovering what truly makes them unique and inimitable. We seek the most effective language to express this uniqueness and connect people around new...
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New Member: Benjamin Roelfs
Originally trained as a sommelier, Benjamin Roelfs from Netherlands has seamlessly blended his passion for wine with his talent for writing. When he's not immersed in his full-time role in the wine industry, he devotes his time to crafting thoughtful, insightful articles—primarily focused on Alsace, the region he knows best. His work has appeared in renowned publications such as The Drinks Busines...
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A first-timer’s wild ride at ProWein
After years of hearing the buzz, Robert Smyth finally made it to what until recently has been the wine world’s biggest playground: ProWein. Armed with a notebook in one hand and a tasting glass in the other, he dove headfirst into the chaos, the chatter, and the clinking glasses of Düsseldorf.
The air was thick with excitement and foreboding, what with talk of impending US tariff hikes, as other ...
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Let’s Talk About… April’s extremely topical sessions
Liz Sagues recaps the highly topical talks this month in the Circle's Let's Talk About... series.
The second of the two April Let’s Talk About... sessions could hardly have been more topical. As Benjamin North Spencer recounted the story of the new wines of Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano rumbled and grumbled in the background, in its most explosive eruption for more than two decades. The...
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Members’ insights: Navigating the trade war
Circle members share their perspectives on how wine writers and communicators should respond to the current trade war, and what the future might hold. These interviews are part of Meg Maker's 'Navigating the trade war – a communicator’s role From the Chair: Navigating the trade war – a communicator’s role' feature.
Sunny Hodge (UK)
In the short term, Hodge anticipates wine communicator...
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From the Chair: How should wine writers respond to a global trade war?
Circle Chair Meg Maker reached out to members and others for insights about how wine and spirits communicators should address the current moment.
What is the role and future of wine writing given this moment of global economic uncertainty? At the extreme, the flow of wine will slow, prices will rise, wine consumption will drop, and wine consumer demographics will shift. Wine communication will sh...
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Nebbiolo, Dialect, and Dinner: Notes from Alba
In January, Meg Maker spent four days in Piemonte tasting Nebbiolo in all its expressions, publishing her notes and reflections as The Piedmont Diaries. Below is an excerpt from a special dinner — and the stimulating conversations it sparked.
I arrived at Enoclub, a stylish restaurant in central Alba, and was ushered to a table in a vaulted room, warmly lit but with a cellar-like vibe, where th...
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From two sides of the river
In this extract from Beverley Blanning MW’s Wines of the Loire Valley, published by The Classic Wine Library, Beverly intricately introduces the subtle and not so subtle differences between Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé.
Sancerre: easy to say, easy to understand, easy to drink and, it seems, easy to sell. These crisp and vibrant white wines are the Loire’s most reliable calling card worldwide and by ...
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New Member: David Way
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Meet the Friend: Hermione Ireland
Hermione Ireland, head of boutique wine publisher Académie du Vin Library, answers a few questions to introduce herself and her company to the wine communicators of CWW.The Académie du Vin Library is “dedicated to publishing the finest wine writing of the past, the present and the future.”
In a sentence or two, could you describe the mission and scope of your company, including any rele...
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