Domaine Faiveley, located in Nuits-Saint-George, are one of the big players in Burgundy. We visited with Erwan Faively, who took charge of the domaine in 2005. When he took over there…
Arcangeli, an exciting new addition to the South African wine scene
Arcangeli is an exciting new addition to the South African wine scene. The home of this project is a farm on Bot River that used to be called Freiteras Vineyards….
Novum, an exciting new producer from Marlborough
Scratch below the surface and there’s lots of interesting stuff going on in Marlborough. Here’s an example. Will and Rachel Hoare have just launched their new label, Novum, which focuses…
Recently drunk: five impressive Kiwi Pinots
While I’m here in New Zealand, as well as tasting wine I’m making an effort to drink some too. The challenge for writers and critics is to be relevant to…
Burgundy 2016: the full line-up from Drouhin (47 wines)
In late November I popped over to Burgundy for a few days to taste the 2016 vintage in situ. One of the best tastings was at Maison Joseph Drouhin, both…
A vertical of the single-vineyard wines from Giesen, a forward-thinking Marlborough producer
The next stage in my exploration of interesting developments in Marlborough, New Zealand’s key wine region, was visiting Giesen. Giesen are a sizeable producer in Marlborough, but over the last…
The wines of Folium, Marlborough, with Takaki Okada
While I’ve been in Marlborough, one of my goals has been to dig a bit deeper under the skin of this, New Zealand’s largest wine region, to find the interesting…
López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2004
There’s something about López de Heredia, the ultra-traditional Rioja bodega. These are not easy wines, and require time. They are made in quite an oxidative way, and there’s no emphasis on…