Bold. Passionate. Expressive. Dynamic… Creating a work of art takes commitment and inspiration: two words that unite the efforts of artists and winemakers alike. That’s why Spanish winery Campo Viejo, the world’s most popular Rioja producer*, has joined forces with street art collective Boa Mistura for its latest limited release. Campo Viejo Winemakers’ Blend Limited Edition Boa Mistura is a …

With Valladolid at its centre and the Duero river as its geographical axis, Castilla y Leo?n’s territorial expanse covers an impressive range of landscapes and bears a uniquely rich historical heritage, very much shaped by important pilgrimage and trade routes. Almost entirely contained by mountains, the region is a large plateau that covers roughly a fifth of the Spanish territory. …

On Aug. 27, nearly 600 wine aficionados flocked to Oakville’s Renteria 360 Vineyard for the 15th annual Harvest Stomp auction, a night of live music and great food for a worthy cause. This year’s event raised $3.3 million, surpassing last year’s total by $600,000. Harvest Stomp supports Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG), which seeks to promote and preserve Napa vineyards, and …

People of my generation will always remember the infamous Jamaican bobsled team. The unlikely story of four guys from the tropics competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics captured many hearts, and deservedly so. A couple of years ago, the wine world was treated to its own version of such an underdog story, as a group of Zimbabwean sommeliers competed in …

Pyramid Valley vineyards. North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, …

(Flickr: Anna & Michal) “What if it were possible to prove that every vineyard soil, anywhere in the world, had an individual and identifiable fingerprint? And what if you could prove that that fingerprint continues through into the grape and then into the wine? And doesn’t change throughout the lifetime of the wine?” In Wine-Searcher, Margaret Rand reports on a …

Oddbins turned in some excellent results at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards, including a Value Platinum and a good handful of Gold and Silver medals. Just 15 wines were awarded Value Platinum at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards and among them was Tikveš Merak Vranec-Merlot-Plavec 2021– the highest-scoring of the 25 wines from North Macedonia in this year’s …

The Bicentenary Collection comprises six Single Harvest Tawny Ports and six classic Vintage Ports The £25,000 collection, of which only 30 will be produced, includes six classic Graham’s Vintage Ports and six Single Harvest Tawny Ports, with the first edition due to be auctioned by Christie’s in December. Founded in 1820, Graham’s marked its bicentennial in 2020, but the launch …

Umathum vineyards, Burgenland. Austria as a whole is still white wine country, but of the 30% of red vineyards, by far the most widely planted grape is Zweigelt at 6,130ha (figures from Austrian Wine, to end May 2022). These vineyards are mostly in the regions of Burgenland (2,337ha of Zweigelt) and Niedero?sterreich (3,478ha); lying within Niedero?sterreich is the DAC of …

Marqués de Riscal winery hotel In the dusty outskirts of pretty Elciego, it rises like a beacon. A tangle of metal and glass, an explosive futuristic figure set among rows of manicured old Tempranillo vines. Marqués de Riscal, the hotel owned by the well-known winery of the same name in Rioja, isn’t just a place to stay. It’s a large-scale …

A suave blend, with a core of plum and cherry flavors, plus peppercorn and loam accents. This has lively mineral acidity keeping things going on to the finish, where tannic grip checks in. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2032. 8,333 cases made, 1,800 cases imported. Source : 6b56a4ebc0d6d96bcc4ed43cfa856538

Light-bodied and balanced, with a fresh mix of Gala apple, white blossoms and ground ginger, plus a subtle, stony undertow. Drink now. 5,000 cases made, 1,000 cases imported. Source : 2ef544a6f4f33ee39783cdd24d0be817