Can screwcap closures transform the ageing process of fine wines? With an array of Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay from 2004 to 2022 on display, Kumeu River unveils surprising results about the longevity and flavor development under screwcaps. Read More
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Family-owned Whitehaven Wines has won four Gold Medals at the 2021 New Zealand International Wine Show (NZIWS), the largest wine competition in New Zealand. Read More
Champagne powerhouse Louis Roederer has launched two single-vineyard still wines from the famed sparkling wine region, as more Champagne producers move to experiment with still wines due to global warming. Read More
Sips of Summer, a pop-up store launched by California Wine Institute, might be the closest we have to imagine a breezy summer holiday under the new normal. Be sure not to miss these five wines there. Read More
Elaine Chukan Brown has emerged as an important voice on California's dynamic wine scene. An accomplished wine journalist, Elaine is the the American Specialist for JancisRobinson.com, and as Contributing Writer to Wine & Spirits Magazine. Read More
Australia’s renowned winery Shaw + Smith has just purchased a new vineyard in the “highest and wettest” part of Adelaide Hills to make cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the winery’s co-founder Michael Hill Smith MW has revealed. Read More
Michael Hill Smith MW shares with us disdain about wine pretension, his wine recommendation to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and the legendary 1978 DRC La Tache. Read More