Website: https://theresaeccher.com/en/ Theresa Eccher is the name of Daniela Conta Eccher’s grandmother. With her husband Andrea Panozzo, Daniela began this winery in 2013 on the northern side of Etna in Solicchiata, at 800 m. They started by purchasing a prephylloxera vineyard and have since expanded. Ginevra, Daniela and Andrea’s daughter, has now also joined the… Read More »
Our viticulture week continues with a review of Un Point C’est Tout, a new film from radical French nursery, Pépinière Bérillon. By Jamie Goode In the second piece in our week-long series on viticulture and viticulturists, Jamie Goode reviews Un Point C’est Tout (“That’s All”), an urgent new film produced by the radical French nursery… Read More »
Two decades have passed since Paul Giamatti’s character significantly impacted Merlot producers in the Oscar-recognized comedy Sideways. ‘If someone orders Merlot, I am leaving,’ a furious Miles yelled. ‘I will not be drinking any ****ing Merlot.’ Data from Sonoma State University indicates that after the film’s debut, Merlot sales in the US market experienced a… Read More »
Website: https://www.benanti.it/en/ One of the key wineries in Etna is Benanti, having had a hand in the modern renaissance of the region. The winery as we know it today started with Dr Giuseppe Benanti, a pharmacist who set up his own winery named Tenuta di Castiglione on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. His choice… Read More »
I don’t taste the cask samples of the new vintage of Bordeaux en primeurs, for quite a few reasons, but I do like the opportunity to assess the new vintage once it’s in bottle. 2021 wasn’t a vintage that got the trade terribly excited. It was viticulturally challenging: there was frost at the beginning of… Read More »
A vintage piece on the charismatic viticultural revolutionary who has transformed the way the wine world looks at pruning. By Robin Lee In the first piece in a week-long series devoted to viticulture and viticulturists on worldoffinewine.com, we have dug into the archives to publish Robin Lee’s inspiring profile of the charismatic viticultural revolutionary, Marco… Read More »
Single malt exports crossed the £2bn mark for the first time in 2023 due to increased demand for premium spirits in Far East emerging markets, despite a global decrease in Scotch whisky sales. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) released new data indicating a 9.5% drop in exports to £5.6bn as retail and bar demand slowed… Read More »
Website: https://www.tenutaterrenere.com/en/home-english/ Marco de Grazia’s Terre Nere is one of the star producers in Etna. All the grapes are sorted in the vineyard, and then they destem, crush and press the whites. For the five whites, two are matured in stainless steel while the others are matured in second-use barrels. The reds are divided into… Read More »
More than 100 lots from Le Gavroche, ranging from rare wine cellar gems to pictures and silverware, will be auctioned online via Christie’s from 10 to 24 April. Two-Michelin-star Le Gavroche completed its final service for the public on 13 January, bringing the curtain down on a 57-year journey in heart of London’s Mayfair. ‘The… Read More »
Website: https://www.sciaraetna.com/ Stef Yim used to be a sommelier in Los Angeles. During his tenure in restaurants, he developed a fascination for wines produced from volcanic soils. He aspired to create his own wine, which led him to purchase a couple of tons of grapes from Lake County in California for his initial attempt. In… Read More »