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It has been amazing to watch the shift in wine news coverage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter movement. Quite suddenly, there has been a marked increase in visibility for black-owned wineries and BIPOC wine professionals in the industry. Such coverage is overdue, and even with this increase in coverage, there’s a lot of …

A vineyard in Cape Town. In the New York Times, John Eligon explores South Africa’s Black wine scene. “Black South Africans make up more than 80 percent of the population, yet Black-owned wine brands accounted for less than 1 percent of liters sold domestically and an even smaller share of liters exported in 2020…Less than 3 percent of the country’s …

Longtime 1WD readers might remember Uruguay as the place where I met Pincho, a (technically wild) Capybara who was quite selective about who he did and did not let pet him (apparently, Capybara’s purr when they’re happy, by the way, which I can tell from first-hand experience that having an enormous rodent purr while you’re petting it is just as …

Hannes Storm of Storm Wines in his Hemel-en-Aarde Valley cellar in South Africa. There’s a phrase in Afrikaans which you hear a lot in the winelands of the Western Cape. When speaking to South African growers and winemakers about their processes and guiding principles, you’re never far from the remark ‘n boer maak ‘n plan: ‘a farmer makes a plan’. …

Following a tradition established by pioneer Barossa winemaker Benno Seppelt – who laid down a barrel of vintage fortified with instructions not to issue it for 100 years – the 1923 Para Centenary Tawny was released on 16 February 2023 to coincide with the day the Seppelt family moved into its western Barossa homestead on the Seppeltsfield property in 1851. …

I’m busy, lazy or just tired… it’s half past twelve. I open the fridge and the same familiar labels smile up at me. The same with the repurposed coal hole under the front steps where the red wines live. I won’t tell you exactly what they are – although regular readers can have a pretty good guess. The ones that …

Greece has many historic wine estates, but few are as noteworthy as the Mercouri Estate.   Located in the northwest corner of the Peloponnes,  Mercouri has been operating since the middle of 19th century and  today produces some of Greece’s finest wines from a forty acre estate following the finest farm management practices. The estate was founded in 1854 when Theodoros …

A fresh, elegant red, offering juicy blackberry and black raspberry fruit notes paired with a savory thread of cured tobacco, milled pepper and mineral, with supple tannins. Floral finish. Drink now through 2028. 250 cases made, 125 cases imported. Source : 5d7b7b6d66ba0dc3d3ecb4d881bab469

Sleek and elegant, with smooth notes of citrus, melon and Honeycrisp apple on a crisp frame, plus hints of fresh-clipped herbs and peppery white flowers that linger effortlessly. Drink now. 5,580 cases made. Source : 58c14452dc282e54afd037d0a9607bd8