Aug 31, 2021
In our continued exploration of the Médoc (which will culminate in
two free, live, online classes that I hope you'll join or watch on
YouTube afterwards), on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, I spoke with
Astrid de Pourtalès, co-owner of Château Doyac. This
property is a Cru Bourgeois...
Aug 24, 2021
Photo: Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
The Nobile Wine of Montepulciano is a wine based on a clone of Sangiovese and from a small hillside town in Tuscany called Montepulciano. It is, indeed, one of the great wines of the world. Although often overshadowed by its neighbors – Brunello di Montalcino and...
Aug 17, 2021
Sofía Araya - head winemaker of Veramonte, Ritual, Primus, and Neyen
Sofía Araya was born and raised in Chile and she has made wine in nearly every high quality valley of the country since she graduated from la Universidad de Chile. After years of working on conventional farms for some big names, she moved to
Aug 9, 2021
Natalie MacLean is an accredited sommelier who operates one of
the largest wine sites on the web at www.nataliemaclean.com.
Natalie's first book Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass and her second book Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines were each selected...
Aug 3, 2021
Anne Le Naour is the technical and managing director for Château Meyney of St-Estèphe in the Médoc of Bordeaux. She also manages the other properties of CA Grands Crus. The company is owned by the top bank that supports wine in France, Crédit Agricole Group (sometimes referred to as "la banque verte" due to its...