Cork closures are back in the firing line and it’s difficult to feel even a qualm about the intensity of the heat.Read more

Cool-climate viticulture has been an increasingly important feature of the Cape wine scene since Tim Hamilton Russell used it in the late 1970sRead more

Pierre Lurton, who heads up Chateaux Cheval Blanc and d’Yquem (and has been the technical consultant to Morgenster in Somerset West since Giulio Bertrand began the estate’s modern incarnation) once told me about an experiment he conducted at Cheval Blanc in pursuit of vinous perfection.Read more

In wine, the concept of "big is beautiful" appeals to the more commercial producers and their shareholders.Read more

 Making wine — especially for those who come to the activity from another career — is seductive and addictive and everything about it can swiftly become an obsession.Read more