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Editorial

06 May 2024

Journey to the heart of Provence

If I had to mention one region, this would be it. Provence belongs to a clutch of wine regions where a glamorous image fuelled by sunshine, blue skies and sea spray in actual fact belies the reality out on the ground.

Editorial

06 May 2024

Italy is tippled pink !

Probably unwittingly, Italy has overlooked its rosé wines for many years, buoyed by its plethora of widely exported, talented reds that have secured its reputation across the globe. Who could claim never to have ordered a bottle of Chianti in a trattoria ?

Editorial

06 May 2024

Crus Bourgeois reach for the sky

A category of Bordeaux wine reserved for the Médoc, Crus Bourgeois in some ways live in the shadow of the 1855-classifed Grands Crus. In actual fact, though, their origins stem from the same source.

Editorial

06 May 2024

Western Cape: Driving sustainability

Despite South Africa’s long-standing history of producing wine, it has successfully carved out a place for itself in the modern era.

Editorial

06 May 2024

Franciacorta: Italy’s answer to stylish sparkling wine

The rolling hills of Franciacorta unfurl across Lombardy, in the province of Brescia, where they share the landscape with northern Italy’s great glacier-derived lakes, mostly South of Lake Iseo.

Editorial

06 May 2024

Champagne grand cru: the stamp of terroir

Champagne’s hierarchy in terms of ‘crus’ and thus terroir is not a self-evident concept in this prestigious wine region, which is home to just one appellation and produces wines that have always been exported worldwide.

Editorial

06 May 2024

Breede River Valley: a paradise for wine tourism

Less well known than Stellenbosch or Franschhoek, this lush region located just two hours from Cape Town is crossed by the Breede River and its tributaries and bordered by the majestic Langeberg Mountains, which separate it from the adjacent semi-desert region of Klein Karoo.