Wine of the Day

This is a family-owned winery situated in Hawkes Bay in the North Island of New Zealand. The wine is named for the wild ducks who make a home for themselves around the irrigation dam on the vineyard. Raspberry fruit with a delicate spice aspect. There is a grip of tannins on the …

Bright straw. Silky on the entry.  Appley golden. Delicious with round, soft acidity. Admittedly, when I helped myself to a glass, it was the last bit. Round minerality. Very balanced.

In 1983, the Dillon family acquired Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion from the heirs of the Woltner family (who had bought the estate in 1919). The new owners are, literally, from across the road as they were already owners of Chateau Haut-Brion, the only wine outside the Médoc out of 61 …

It is wonderful when a producer proudly puts “Viticulteur” on the label to proclaim that he is a winegrower. And to further note that his ancestry has been growing grapes since – depuis – 1520. That’s the year, not 1520 hrs.  The bottle was opened by WONG Yin How, founder …

“Ar.pe.pe” is derived from the name Arturo Pelizzatti Perego who – having worked alongside his father and grandfather – created the company Arpepe in 1984. Valtellina borders Switzerland in northern Italy and is known for its ski fields, hot spring spas, cheeses, and wines. Inferno is one of the best …

Wines of the Day Marques de Riscal Organic Rueda 2018 Produced from vines that average between 25 and 30 years, this estate grown 100% verdejo from Rueda is sealed by screwcap that can’t wait to release the ripe, bristling, intense fruit. Tropical notes, citrus, green herbs, with lots of vitality …

Anything that is complex – by definition – is more difficult to understand and explain. Complexity is to be celebrated. And cherished. We should shout at the top of our voices when something is special. For that, after all, is what complexity is about. Being special. Of France’s greatest wines, …

Peter Thompson is a heart specialist. The cardiologist is also a consultant and works in hospitals and teaches at universities. He also owns – together with lawyer wife Jane – Thompson estate in Margaret River. Their wine consultant is the highly regarded Bob Cartwright (a former chief winemaker – with 24 …

Chateau Guofei, situated in Heshuo (aka Hoxud) County, Xinjiang, is to be congratulated for not just producing riesling, but a dry and a semi-sweet version (most Chinese wineries are obsessed with making chardonnay when it comes to white wine). This is the semi-sweet riesling which has 80 gm of residual …

A new rosé has been launched. If you were colour blind – the hue being a pinch of pink – you would simply taste the glass for what it is. An outstanding wine! The blend is grenache, cinsault, syrah, viognier, and mourvedre. Seven plots of the 8-hectare Clos du Temple in the …