Discovery
10 Oct 2025
Voyages of discovery
Although the Cape winelands are relatively small, with less than 100,000 hectares of vines planted, there are 22 official wine routes to explore.
Magazine
Stars and Wine
23 Sep 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow: “Wine opens the door to a country’s culture”
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been acclaimed for her roles in films that include Shakespeare in Love and Iron Man. In addition to her cinema career, however, she is also the founder of Goop, a company that has pioneered wellbeing, fashion and health. Through Goop, she shares her passions for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle whilst also redefining the standards of the lifestyle industry.
Discovery
16 Sep 2025
Small harvest, big issues: Muscadet and the challenging 2024 vintage
After a 2024 vintage marred by challenging weather conditions – causing mildew and aborted flowering – yields in Muscadet reached an all-time low. But could this relative dearth of wines help the Loire white wine region along its journey upmarket? We went to a region that has been shaken but remains determined to investigate.
Portraits
08 Sep 2025
Young professionals, young drinkers: bridging the gap for wine’s future
As marketing gurus around the world debate the best options for reaching out to younger consumers, an Italian association of young wine entrepreneurs is not just talking the talk but walking the walk.
Portraits
04 Sep 2025
Argentina Wine Expo 2025, Over 120 Argentine bodegas at a Major Fair in Mendoza
More than 4,000 people attended one of Argentina’s most significant wine events, where over 500 labels from all regions of the South American country were tasted.
Discovery
01 Sep 2025
The Languedoc appellation and its multi-faceted personality
Languedoc-Roussillon boasts 246,000 hectares under vine and 38 appellations and designations, making it France’s most extensive wine region. Its variety of soil types and grape varieties along with its typical Mediterranean climate shape its myriad vineyard sites, all of which can be leveraged to show off their distinctive features. But how effective is it at doing so?
Wine Terroirs
25 Aug 2025
The incredible archipelago of Provence rosés
In the mind’s eye, they are pale-hued, dry and fruity. But in actual fact, they come in multiple iterations. Over less than 100 kilometres, the soil types are totally different with pockets of purple rhyolite, bluish schist or clay-limestone marl dotted across the region. This diversity forms an archipelago of terroirs which do not produce a single rosé but many different rosés.