Tried these two orange wines side by side. It’s interesting to see this category of skin-fermented whites (often called orange or amber wines) entering the mainstream. Interestingly both are organic, and the Romanian wine actually puts ‘natural’ on the label. A version of this wine was available in Asda a couple of years ago at… Read More »
Rasmus Munk, famous for his immersive approach at Copenhagen’s Alchemist, has teamed up with SpaceVIP, a luxury space travel group, and Space Perspective, described as a carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, to offer ‘stratospheric dining’ on a six-hour flight taking off from Florida, US, in 2025. Only one table for six people is available, however, ‘starting… Read More »
I’ve recently returned from the Festival del Potatare, a pruning festival hosted by Simonit & Sirch, a leading pruning consultancy. This celebration took place at San Felice in Chianti Classico and spanned over two days. On the first day, a technical conference focused on the role of water in viticulture, elucidating how water management has… Read More »
Some fine new releases from the famed producer. By Susan Hulme MW Susan Hulme MW visits Alta Langa to taste through the latest whites from Gaja, including the first from the new vineyards and winery. “We see a future here,” says Gaia Gaja, reflecting on the purchase of 30ha (75 acres) of hazelnut groves and… Read More »
Explore the remarkable universe of M Chapoutier’s renowned wines in a unique masterclass conducted by the celebrated winemaker himself, Michel Chapoutier, together with co-host Natalie Earl, Decanter’s Regional Editor for France. On Saturday, June 8, we welcome you on an expedition through the unique terroir of Hermitage, and discover how the different colours conduct across… Read More »
The Domaine’s small but perfectly formed latest releases. By Michael Schuster Low in production and discreet in proportion, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s latest releases are classic, fine, and very beautiful, says Michael Schuster. Paucity—of quantity, of course, not of quality. For although this is clearly a lighter vintage, it is, for all its cool restraint… Read More »
Website: https://www.domaine-escaravailles.com/en/ In Occitan, Escaravailles translates to beetle, which explains the scarab beetle found on the label. Madeline Ferran, who re-joined her family’s domaine in 2018 and is now assisting in its management, allowed me to try these wines. Gilles Ferran, her father, deserves credit for the current state of the domaine as he began… Read More »
Katherine Cole is the author of five books on wine, as well as host and executive producer of James Beard Award-winning podcast The Four Top. Picture credit of Katherine Cole profile: She Saw Things However, amidst all the fuss, an important detail is often overlooked: a glass of wine each night may indeed prolong our… Read More »
Sarah Marsh MW enjoys a night of fine Anglo-French food and eight vintages of this “sleek, intense, feline” wine at London’s Noble Rot. By Sarah Marsh MW “It’s not something I do often on a Monday evening in London,” said Jean-Marc Roulot with a serious smile as he presented a vertical of Meursault Tessons to… Read More »
Estimates from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) indicate that global wine production surpassed demand by 10% in 2023. This worldwide surplus of wine has resulted in declining prices, posing a threat to wine producers all over the world’s livelihoods. Due to a diplomatic disagreement between Canberra and Beijing, Australian wine producers were… Read More »