The Gurjaani Wine Festival in Georgia has become one of the biggest cultural and gastronomic events in the country. Here are a few reflections on P...
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Piedmont's Grignolino grape could be very trendy. Its light body and red fruit flavours are in stylistic demand, but what's holding it back?
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The Glasgow Distillery has launched a second batch of its Glasgow 1770 Cask Strength single malts, featuring unpeated and peated editions with ABVs...
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The story of how the Conyngham family invested in music festivals and whiskey production to keep their 300-year-old estate relevant, blending herit...
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I'm really happy to announce I'll be writing the Tuscany edition of Academie du Vin's 'The Smart Traveller's Wine Guides'. All being well, it will...
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Oregon makes some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the world. Here are 12 Willamette Valley names that should be on your radar.
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It's starting to get colder in the UK. Heavy rain and darker nights have set in. Here are a few highlights from my tasting (and drinking) this month.
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The Vinorandum database and website has been upgraded and went live on November 1st.
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KOL’s Michelin-starred interpretation of Mexican cuisine leverages mezcal and its culture to become Europe’s most important stage for the incre...
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The Santa Ynez Valley is a wine lover's paradise, offering a variety of top-tier wine bars and restaurants. This guide highlights the best spots to...
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The iconic Scottish hotel is celebrating 100 years of premium hospitality with the release of a rare cask whisky from the archives of Glenfiddich.
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Paul Caputo picks 50 estates from Italy’s vast, vibrant and constantly improving roster of thousands of wineries. If you’re short on time and n...
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Bordeaux’s top wines of 2022 carry a huge amount of hype. Here are some reflections and opinions on the wines tasted at Millesima's Panoramic tas...
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Controversy and confusion, many questions and some answers. Here's the 2022 revision of the Saint-Émilion Classification
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The nested AVAs of the Santa Ynez Valley need to be on your radar. Producing some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in California, they are a m...
Read more ▸Campania's white grapes are producing some outstanding wines and deserve our attention. Here are some to look out for.
Fiano is a white grape variety found all over the South of Italy. Its most famous expression grows around the town of Avellino in the Irpinia hills of Campania. where it is solely responsible for the DOCG wine Fiano di Avellino.
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Falanghina Flegrea is a white grape variety grown to the west of Campania, around Naples and the Phlegraean Fields. It is found in the DOCs of Vesuvio, particularly the Lacryma Christi Bianco category, Campi Flegrei DOC, Falerno del Massico DOC an...
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Greco is a white grape variety grown in various parts of Campania's, but notably in the province of Avellino where it is the key variety in Greco di Tufo DOCG. Is is distinct from the variety known as Greco Bianco.
Read more ▸Biancolella is a white grape grown along the coast, just south of Naples, and on nearby islands such as Ischia. Casa d'Ambra produce one of the most accessible examples.
Read more ▸White grape variety grown in the South of Italy, particularly in Campania and Calabria. Capable of producing better wines than it's given credit for. It's best expression is found in Sannio DOC and it can also be used for Lacryma Christi white win...
Read more ▸Fenile is a rare white grape variety found in along the Amalfi Coast in the Campania region of Southern Italy. It is thought to be virtually extinct, with only Cantine Marisa Cuomo still cultivating the variety for use within a blended white wine.
Read more ▸Ginestra is a light skinned white grape variety grown in the South of Italy. Historically it was cultivated in Campania, especially around Naples. DNA studies have revealed it to be the same grape as Biancazita, while also showing a close relation...
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