We are very proud to have worked with Jean-Michel Cazes and Jane Anson on the English edition of his memoirs, titled From Bordeaux to the Stars in English, and to have published it a few months before his passing in June. Collaborating with a titan o...

Renowned for its food, wine, culture, and natural beauty, Italy is a bucket list destination for travelers worldwide. But modern Italy is made up of culturally and linguistically distinct regions that were historically isolated by mountains or seas a...

The qualities of old vine California Zinfandel could distinguish it as one of the most exciting and prized wines in the American market. Many of the plantings date over 100 years, connecting the modern wine world to a pre-Prohibition wine landscape t...

Napa Valley often gets unduly painted as a monolith of Cabernet Sauvignon, and, indeed, it grows a lot of it, with Cabernet making up 40% of the region’s total wine production and 55% of its value. But despite Cab’s powerful presence, div...

It’s a rule we learn early in our wine education: wine grapes grow almost exclusively between 30 degrees and 50 degrees north and south of the equator. Above this latitude, cold winters injure vines, spring frosts damage buds, and the sun&rsquo...

Joel Butler, MW, isn’t convinced that adding nutrition and ingredient labels to wine will make much difference. “When someone orders a bottle of wine for dinner, they want a good bottle,” he says. “They’re not so much co...

Closures are an essential consideration for any wine. A bottle’s closure contributes to how the wine tastes and how it ages. When choosing a closure, winemakers must evaluate how the closure might affect oxygen ingress, flavor, and bottle consistency. For Champagne, however, there are unique factors that impact producers’ decisions around closures. This article will explore the history of Champagne closures, the most…

Last fall, Marta Casas joined fellow wine students for a two-day sparkling wine seminar in Austria, in preparation for the Diploma in Wines from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Following a handful of blind tastings, she heard many stude...