This is the latest release from Nelson winery Neudorf, and it’s a new name for an old wine. Rosie’s Block is named after Judy and Tim Finn’s daughter Rosie, and…
Video: reviewing Torres Sangre de Toro, a good honest cheapie
I have a soft spot for Torres. They’re a big company, but they make honest wines. The cheap stuff – the Vina Sol, Vina Esmerelda and the Sangre de Toro…
Video: filling bag-in-box wine on a bottling line
Bag-in-box wine is an important segment of the wine market, and in countries such as Sweden, it is responsible for around half the wine sold. Also known as the wine…
Tasting three commercial wines on camera: YellowTail, Jacob’s Creek and Barefoot
I found myself in a supermarket. In the wine aisle. I always have a look in the wine aisle: it’s important to see how normal people experience wine. Even if…
Video: Rootstock Sydney 2015
So here’s a short film from last week’s Rootstock, a natural/artisan wine fair held in Sydney, Australia. It was quite an event, and in this video I just tried to…
Video: in the Douro Valley, Portugal
Filmed during the 2012 harvest, here’s the film that David Fuller made with me on the Douro Valley – visiting the Douro Boys. I thought it would be fun to…
Video: harvesting and pressing Chardonnay in the Napa Valley, California
Here’s a video from last week’s trip to Napa. We got to take part in vintage, and this short clip shows harvesting and pressing Chardonnay grapes at Truchard Vineyards, Carneros….
Video: the Franschhoek wine valley, South Africa
Today I began a report on a visit to Franschhoek. It’s a wine region that is often misunderstood: the narrative is, that as the leading gastronomic destination in the Cape,…
Video: planting an Arinto vineyard in Vinho Verde, Portugal
A brief film showing an Arinto vineyard being planted in Vinho Verde, Portugal. It’s from Casal de Ventozela, which is one of the properties I visited in April when I…