Crémant de Savoie
France has a new crémant appellation. Sparkling wines from the Crémant de Savoie appellation can start to be marketed from December 2015.
View Article2020 vision – changes to come for Crus Bourgeois
Since its reinvention in 2010 (with the 2008 vintage), crus bourgeois Bordeaux has been quietly, bashfully even, chugging along rebuilding its tarnished image into something of a quietly successful,...
View ArticleFranciacorta – the blink of an eye in 40 years?
The year 1961 was an illustrious vintage in that most traditional of wine regions, Bordeaux. But it was also a seminal year for Italy’s Franciacorta –the year a handful of producers started making...
View ArticlePinot noir ascendant in Alsace
There’s a growing excitement about pinot noir in Alsace, as a small groundswell of producers is increasingly garnering acclaim for their wines.
View ArticleMay frost and June rain still scourge UK wine grape yields, despite warmer...
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) into the impact of climate change on winegrowing in the UK suggest viticulturally extreme weather events, such as cold snaps and downpours, are...
View ArticleTasmania – a masterclass with Michael Hill-Smith MW
Michael Hill-Smith MW is the co-founder of Shaw and Smith in Adelaide Hills, and of Tolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania. He put together a masterclass to show what Tas is doing best, namely sparkling,...
View ArticleErnst Loosen – barrel-aged, dry riesling
Barrel ageing dry riesling sounds like a quirky new thing to try to broaden the appeal of one of the wine industry’s (but not consumers’) best-loved grape varieties. In fact, Ernst Loosen, of Dr....
View ArticleEnglish and Welsh wine industry comes of age
The 9th international cool climate wine symposium took place in Brighton, UK, last month - “the first serious academic wine symposium to take place in the British Isles” said keynote speaker Jancis...
View ArticleCrus Bourgeois moves from an annual to a five-year model
In the year 2020, the Crus Bourgeois list of wine will move to a classification in three ranks.
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