Exploring the Basics

Skilled winemakers, like all great artists, have an innate ability to know when to stand back and be patient as well as when their intervention and talent will guide them in the production of an exceptional wine.

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Notes From ‘Benvenuto Brunello’

Although Italy is a rather small country, it boasts by far the largest range of indigenous wine grape varietals and growing areas of any country in the world.

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My Toast to Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon’s (as it is also known in the wine world) history dates back to 16th Century France and has followed a convoluted path through the years that was largely confined to France.

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Contrasting the New and Old Worlds

Traditionally the Old World encompasses Europe and principally, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Portugal where grapes have flourished for millennia and wine has always played a significant role in many facets of life.