Here's the latest from Gyles Webb and the team at Thelema in SA.
"The rain this winter seems to have fallen on weekends. This wasn't much fun for those with weekend plans but it was great for our pruning teams. We can't prune in wet weather because horrible little spores of a fungus named eutypa lata ...

Much excitement here in Park Royal as our new Somontano producers Olvena join our burgeoning Spanish lineup. Harriet, our buyer for Spain takes up the story:
“Somontano” literally meaning “under the mountain” is a relatively new D.O. (1984) which lies at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Huesca region. Here traditional styles of winemaking have ...

Marco Pierre White, renowned chef and entrepreneur, describes in the latest issue of Harpers what he looks for when planning a wine range for his restaurants. The man who became the youngest British chef to win 3 Michelin Stars, and whose portfolio of restaurants includes L'Escargot, the Belvedere and the Yew Tree in Highclere, describes ...

Owen Bird, Enotria Group Winemaker, sends us this interesting missive from a broiling hot Sicily:
"It is with great pleasure that I can announce commencement of night harvest operations at Settesoli.
"Flagged up 3 years ago as a required step in quality production persistent nagging has finally borne fruit. I take my hat off to Production Winemaker ...