Wines News & People
Corte San Benedetto Italy, Veneto Above: Angelo Lavarini of Corte San Benedetto at his best posing with a bottle of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and Amarone Recioto Classico della Valpolicella. Benedetto is a 12 hectares estate founded in the 1950s. Most of the estate vines are between 15 to 25 years of age, and on dry-walled terraces [...]
Agapito Rico Murcia, Jumilla Spain This 200 hectares estate was first established in 1989. Today it is owned and managed by winemaker Agapito Rico Martínez. Product offering and bottling includes Carchelo, Merlot, Canalizo Syrah, and Tardo. 75% of its wines are exported overseas. The wine styles from this winery is very new world, with emphasis on strength, extract [...]
De Muller Catalunya, Priorat Spain Above: Pictures of De Muller estate, vineyards, and cellar room. Images supplied and courtesy of winery. This family owned estate dates back to the 18th century. In 1995, it came to be owned by the Catalonian based Martorell family. Today it owns some 150 hectares with 35 hectares in Priorat, overseen and [...]
Il Conventino Tuscany, Italy Above: Dott. Alberto Brini, of II Conventino Tuscan estate posing with a bottle of Rosso di Montepulciano and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva. Il Conventino is an organic wine estate overseeing some 20 hectares. It was founded in 1988 with a total production of some 8,000 plus cases in production. Today the estate is [...]
Above: Vineyards from a far far … away country known as Brazil. Pictures supplied and courtesy of Wines from Brazil. . With a wider berth and spend to choose wines for the everyday cellar and wineself, have you ever wonder if Brazilian wine would ever please the modern fussy palate? Even to Asian wine consumers and drinkers, I [...]
Weingut R & A Pfaffl Niederösterreich, Weinviertel Austria Above: The vineyard, cellar room and wine images. Courtesy and supplied by winery. Above: Elisabeth and Roman PfaffI posing for us at their booth. As we read and write, this hectares estate with its vineyards in Weinviertel, in lower Austria (meaning that part of the country which lies lower down the Danube), [...]
Chianti Classicos & Consorzio del Vino Chianti Classico Above: The iconic Gallo Nero (Black Rooster) sign at Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany. Above: (From left to right) Simone Fabbrini and Daniele Rosellini representing the Consorzio as seen in the above picture. Consorzio del Vino Chianti Classico We were pleased to meet both Simone Fabbrini and Daniele Rosellini (Technical) (as [...]