A Masterpiece at Millahue
Viña Vik, the outstanding Chilean winery in the Millahue Valley, is planted in an area the indigenous Mapuche call ‘Lugar de Oro’ (Place of Gold). Given the price of...
On the Bench -four French wines that beautifully balance tradition, freshness, and value.
Château Faget, Saint-Estèphe 2023
Chevalier Noël, Bordeaux Supérieur 2020
Château Hauterive, Médoc 2022
Château Bellevue la Forêt, Fronton 2024
Château Faget, Saint-Estèphe 2023
A small, high-quality producer...
Murmure de Larcis Ducasse 2019
The whisper of place
The 11-hectare vineyard sits on the hallowed south-facing slopes of Saint-Émilion’s renowned La Grande Côte (Côte du Pavie), in the limestone and Molasse du Fronsadais soils between...
Happy Birthday Sophie
I am sitting in a wine bar in Phnom Penh’s Old Quarter, enjoying lunch with Sophie Solnicki, the commercial director of Clos Fourtet, savouring some of her magnificent wines. It is noon...
The Bishop with the Bad Hand
The Maury AOC wine region in Roussillon, southwest France, lies deep in rugged Cathar country; It has a rich history of grape growing and wine production dating at...
Wine, Design & Inner Peace
Designing Time Machines
Phnom Penh’s magnificent new airport and the highly acclaimed Le Dôme winery in Saint Emilion share more than just the same design firm of Foster...
The King of Sweetness
The International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London has crowned Hans Tschida 'Sweet Winemaker of the Year' for the 11th time.
Burgenland winemaker Hans Tschida turns almost every appearance at the International Wine...
The Uva From La Mancha
Octavo Arte Verdejo, La Mancha, Spain
I stumbled upon this wine at a dinner in Ha Noi this past week and found it absolutely delightful. Matched as it was with...
