As the wine world discovers natural wine, Georgia’s ancient wine culture is attracting attention. Darrel Joseph visits Khakheti, one of its biggest wine regions.
Amazon has made several forays into selling wine in its online store. Now on its third attempt, it’s using everything from personal sommelier advisers in Japan, to encouraging other businesses, like Laithwaite’s, to list on its site, to entice consumers to buy their wine from Amazon. Will Amazon kill the wine retail business, the way it’s killed so many other specialties?
Our senior editorial team go head-to-head on the issue.
In the rush to bring women into wine, the wine trade has overlooked an important group – young men. But now, reports Felicity Carter, the big companies are paying attention.
Alto Adige sits at the intersection of the Alps, and the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, and while the nationality is Italian, the language is German. Adam Lechmere samples the wines.
New technical innovations by cork manufacturers, combined with consumer demand from new exports markets, is seeing a return to cork closures. Robert Joseph reports.
Tradition demands the participation of individuals who are dedicated to preserving it. For the Trentino winegrowers’ cooperative Mezzacorona, this involves safeguarding the indigenous grape varieties Teroldego and Marzemino, showcasing their qualities both as monovarietal wines and in blends.