Wine stories
Wine stories :
The long wait
Larry Stone, Dominique Lafon and the making of Lingua Franca written by Erika Mantovan Set on 66 acres, Lingua Franca sits in the middle of an amphitheater of hills surrounded by woodland and wheat fields, at 9675 Hopewell Road Northwest,
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Oregon is not the new Burgundy
And the Willamette valley proves it written by Erika Mantovan Before we even attempt an answer, we are almost certainly asking the wrong question. The similarities are real, and they help explain why the comparison has become so widespread: a
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Alta Langa DOCG
Raising the Bar through time, place and identity The Piedmontese sparkling wine appellation with one of the strictest production regulations for Traditional Method wines—arguably even more demanding than Champagne—continues to deliver major developments. Among the most significant is the approval
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The new cold climate
In California they ride the big waves – on the ocean as in wine. Unctuous Chardonnays with lush notes of butter and vanilla and Cabernet Sauvignons so packed they look as if they’re trying to turn heads on Venice Beach
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Carignano del Sulcis
Terroir, shaped by the sea, winds, and sand This appellation in southwestern Sardinia is a true garden and a living repository of viticulture. Carignan vines, brought to the island probably in the 13th or 14th century, have found their ideal
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Dear Armenia
The oldest newest wine country Last year, I had the luck and honor of once again serving as a judge at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Ningxia, China. You can read the article about this beautiful wine region in
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