Aussie pinot gris/grigio gets inside track on style
After three years of laboratory and organoleptic analyses, the AWRI have launched a PinotG style spectrum, which aims to help consumers get an immediate grip on what style of pinot gris or pinot grigio is in the bottle.
The conundrum of riesling
Riesling is a much-loved variety, in the wine industry, for its precision, its focus, its flexibility of style, its ability to rather accurately reflect its origin, and not least for its high quality and intense flavours. So why is this grape such a tricky variety for many consumers?
Picpoul de Pinet
Picpoul de Pinet is one of those French wine appellations, and grape varieties, once discovered, long-loved.
Germany 2009 – Weingut Leitz
Vintage 2009 is a startlingly super riesling vintage, if a recent tasting of wines in Germany is anything to go by.
Germany 2009 – Dr. Loosen
Vintage 2009 is a startlingly super riesling vintage, if a recent tasting of wines in Germany is anything to go by.
Germany 2009 Weingut Gunderloch
Vintage 2009 is a startlingly super riesling vintage, if a recent tasting of wines in Germany is anything to go by.
Germany 2009 – JL Wolf
Vintage 2009 is a startlingly super riesling vintage, if a recent tasting of wines in Germany is anything to go by.
Germany 2009 – Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff
Vintage 2009 is a startlingly super riesling vintage, if a recent tasting of wines in Germany is anything to go by.
IMW riesling seminar: globetrotter or terroir wine?
A panel of MWs balanced by producer, marketeer and scientist came together in Vienna, in May 2010, to explore the global potential of riesling under the discussion title ‘Globetrotter or terroir wine?’
Lagrein
Lagrein is a deeply-coloured red grape variety indigenous to Alto Adige in Italy’s far north, where just 400 hectares are planted.
