Archive for December, 2009:
South African sauvignon blanc
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South Africa’s vineyards are moving towards both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts, and the variety mainly being planted in these cooler regions is sauvignon blanc.
Heiligenstein and primary rock
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Austria’s Heiligenstein vineyard is arguably the country’s most famed vineyard. It, and primary rock, are only ever spoken of in the same breath.
Louis Roederer 2002 and Cristal mini-vertical
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Earlier this month, Cristal bling came to town with a tasting seminar of Louis Roederer’s 2002 vintage champagnes, and a mini-vertical of their prestige cuvee Cristal, lead by Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the company’s executive vice president and group winemaker.
Grüner veltliner
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Grüner veltliner is Austria’s flagship white grape variety, the best of which have beaten Burgundian chardonnays in blind tasting assessments of quality.
Chips with everything?
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Bits of viticulture and winemaking stuff explained.
New wine stoppers
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There is an increasing range of wine-bottle stoppers coming onto the market, both for still and sparkling wines. The latest products are all here.
Zind Humbrecht on 2007
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Modest icon winemaker and erudite, oenologue extraordinaire, Olivier Humbrecht MW, was in London recently to show some of his 2007 wines.
Micro-oxygenation
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Bits of viticulture and winemaking stuff explained.
