It’s always exciting to see new vineyards being developed. In recent years one of the most exciting vineyard projects in Central Otago has been the development of a large vineyard…
Central Otago (3) Prophet’s Rock Cuvée Aux Antipodes, with François and Paul
Back in 2009 Paul Pujol went to do vintage at De Vogüé in Burgundy, with François Millet. Later, in 2013, Paul took François’ son as an intern, and François and…
Central Otago (2) interview with Christopher Keys, Gibbston Valley
Yesterday I caught up with Christopher Keys at Gibbston Valley. He’s one of the more thoughtful winegrowers in the region, and I asked him how his approach to winemaking had…
Back in Central Otago
It’s so great to be back in Central Otago, in New Zealand’s South Island. Prior to the annual Central Pinot celebration, which starts on Thursday, I’m spending a week visiting…
Javi Revert: naturally made wines from Valencia, Spain
Javi Revert works as a winemaker at Celler del Roure in Valencia, Spain, but he also moonlights, making his own wine. He has discovered some old, terraced sites at altitude…
Alternative Bordeaux (5) natural wine at Château Peybonhomme, Côtes de Blaye
The Hubert family are sixth-generation vignerons based in Cars, near Blaye. The family arrived at Château Peybonhomme-Les-Tours, which is on a small hill overlooking the Gironde estuary. Sister and brother…
New York Wines (18) Thirsty Owl, Finger Lakes
The origin of Thirsty Owl was 200 acres of land belonging to Bob and Mary Plane who were instrumental in pushing for the NY Farm Winery Act, which made it…
New York Wine (19) Osmote, Finger Lakes
Osmote is one of our finds from the New York trip. It’s the project of Ben Riccardi, who grew up in New York State (born in Ithaca, and studied at…
Some nice wines from small importer Tiger Vines
Tiger Vines is a small import business run by James Thomas. He worked with Domaine Laroche, then spent two years at Majestic Wine, three years at Bibendum and eight years…