We are collecting google maps of our producers for our website and this led me to get this amazing image from Marques de Riscal – the Frank Gehry-designed hotel next to the Riscal bodega at Elciego in Rioja. Like nothing on earth! (It’s at http://maps.google.com/?q=42.5111439,-2.6181457+(Marqu%C3%A9s%20de%20Riscal)
Viviana Navarrete, Chief Winemaker at Chilean producer Vina Leyda, took time out at a very busy Enotria tasting in London recently to explain why the Leyda region ticks all the boxes – especially for Sauvignon Blanc. It’a a fascinating glimpse into how climate and position can have such a huge ...
Spanish buyer Harriet reports from Aragon… With a thriving new Spanish portfolio, it was time to pay a visit to some of the producers who contribute to the range of interesting Spanish wines that are gracing Enotria’s list. Feeling a little less smug than anticipated due to the freak ...
Here’s a clip of Tobias Wetzler and Lindsay Mackay of the Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle, reflecting on being named The Champagne Jacquart Rising Stars for 2011 at the Restaurant Show. Part of the secret of their success is Lindsay’s organisational skill in bringing live shellfish to the final – ...
Ken Forrester is something of a legend in South African wine circles. A successful restaurateur in Johannesburg and Cape Town, renowned and heralded for having ‘the country’s best wine list,’ the lure of owning his own vineyards eventually proved too strong and in the early 1990’s he bought a run-down ...
Daniel’s last post from Quinta do Crasto during harvest…
Another sunny September day dawns in the Douro, the nights are mercifully cooling as we approach autumn and there’s a definite chill in the air as we leave early in the 4×4 to head up river to Quinta Do Crasto’s ...