Wine Reviews
Bruno Giacosa is nicknamed "the teacher" in Italy and he heads the school of wine made with a view to the long-term. These are wines specifically intended to grow over time, where nerve and breeding, slow evolution and steady aromatic development, are the dominant traits. To enjoy the result of all of this, patience is required: Giacosa’s wines...
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It was in this bodega that the new Priorat movement began. René Barbier is considered the father of “Modern Priorat”, an era which started in the late 1980’s and crystallised into the “Clos” movement. He was the first to have real belief in the area’s potential to produce world-class wines. Barbier was a visionary who brought together and...
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The Montezemolo family is one of Piedmont’s oldest noble families. Although they deserve enormous credit for their wines, their name is also closely associated with the famous "Scuderia Ferrari".
The work in both the vineyards and the winery is meticulous, resulting in creations which exemplify the fusion of traditional processes with the modern...
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There are two key dates in the history of Jacquesson. One is 1798, when Memmie Jacquesson founded the champagne house in Chalons. And the other is 1974, when the Chiquet family acquired the company, setting up in the village of Dizy, where many of their vineyards are located. The company then took a new direction – reducing production and seeking...
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Domaine Weinbach is one of the oldest and most prestigious wineries in Alsace. It was founded by Capuchin monks in 1612. Early documents show that some of its vineyards were planted as far back as the year 890. In 1898, the Faller family acquired 26 hectares located among different Kaysersberg Valley Crus. Today they practice biodynamic and...
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Barbadillo represents a piece of living sherry history. This family winery was founded in 1821 by Don Benigno Barbadillo and his cousin.
The old bodega in Sanlucar de Barrameda, facing the sea and the Coto de Doñana, owns 500 hectares of vineyards spread over two estates, Gibalbin and Santa Lucia. Among other distinctions, it has the honour of...
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Warre's is the oldest British port shipper in Oporto. The company started out by bartering English wool and cod in exchange for the soft wine from the Minho region, today known as "vinho verde". The company was founded back in 1670. Warre’s ports are considered to be among Portugal's finest. Most of the grapes come from their own estate, the...
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Serge Hochar produces one of the best wines in the world…not in Bordeaux, not in Napa or the Moselle.. but in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Its name is Château Musar, it was founded in 1930, and it is considered to be Lebanon’s best winery. It has 180 hectares of vineyards growing at an altitude of 1,000 metres in Bekadalen to the north of...
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If any bodega in Spain combines quality, history and uniqueness unlike any other, it is certainly Vega Sicilia. Little did Don Eloy Lecanda imagine, back in 1864, that nearly one hundred and fifty years later, the wines of the bodega he founded would be among the most prominent, iconic references on the international wine scene. Their wines are...
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One of the country's old traditional wineries located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta, which was officially founded in 1890 by the Artacho family and Don Rafael Carreras. This important piece of Spanish wine history houses over 4 million bottles, produced in its 300 hectares of vineyards. It is well worth a trip to the area to understand how the Spanish...
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