When I check in online for my flight to Catania, I decide to choose a window seat, on the side from which I suspect I can see her. And I have chosen well: it is a beautiful day and she is very impressive, Mount Etna. White clouds drift around the summit, and the contours of the mountain are silhouetted sharply against a very blue sky. An hour after this first meeting, I am … [Lees meer...] overOld vines, impressive wines – Vineyards and wine on Mount Etna
Wine Chronicles
A Shrine to Montefalco Sagrantino – Tenuta Castelbuono
The red Umbrian wine Montefalco Sagrantino () has gathered a devout group of followers in the 21st century. The Lunelli Family, owners of Tenuta Castelbuono, even erected an altar for the powerful drops, in the rolling hills near Bevagna. … [Lees meer...] overA Shrine to Montefalco Sagrantino – Tenuta Castelbuono
Mike Grgich Celebrates 90th Birthday – Grgich Wines Tasted
That regions like the Napa Valley also produce elegant wines, not the big blockbusters full of alcohol, fruit and oak that we expect from California, was not new to me, but I was pleasantly reminded of it during my recent visit to wine fair Prowein in Düsseldorf. I made a quick stop at the Napa Vintners stand and tasted four wines of Grgich Hills Estate, owned by legendary wine … [Lees meer...] overMike Grgich Celebrates 90th Birthday – Grgich Wines Tasted
New Record for Wine Export Sales Austria
[Press release, wine professionals] The preliminary export figures released by Statistik Austria for March 2013 show that sales revenues for Austria’s domestic wine sector reached yet another historic record in 2012. According to the figures, the total volume of exports reached 47.4 million liters with a total value of € 132.2 million, each reflecting an increase of … [Lees meer...] overNew Record for Wine Export Sales Austria
Wandering the halls: Prowein 2013 #1
For a wine writer, a day of Prowein, the big annual wine fair in Düsseldorf, can be a problem. What to see, whom to visit, where to go? So many choices, so many producers and events, so many halls to wander. But, with sound research beforehand, a handy app and some invitations from wine lover-friends and Twitter contacts, a day fills up quickly … My tour of the Prowein halls … [Lees meer...] overWandering the halls: Prowein 2013 #1