The best educators in the wine world are the people who make it. From Italy’s Alto Adige to France’s Loire and California’s Livermore Valley, I’ve been able to ask them the kinds of questions you can’t easily Google or look up in a WSET manual.
Many of these profiles have taken the format of mixing the interview questions with reviews of their wines. Only the most impressive wineries — often Essential Winemakers in their respective countries — get this kind of focus.
Enjoy.
For This Extraordinary Alsatian Estate, the Practice is More Than Just a Trail Map
A Spate of Fires and Uphill Battles Can’t Discourage the Sustainably Minded Winemaker
Walter Massa on the Rise of Timorasso and a Review of His Derthona
Their Newest White Wine Might Have You Reaching for the Decanter
Franciacorta Winemaker Silvano Brescianini Discusses Biodiversity and Sparkling Wine
Embracing the Rapturous Ferocity of a Volcano in Uncertain Times
Battling Climate Change with a Bag of Tricks
A Visit to Her "Small Forest of Teroldego"
Why These Burgundian Winemakers Are Pursuing Carignan and Grenache
Why the Chinon Estate Remains a Champion of Single-Vineyard Cabernet Franc
The Similarities of Winemaking and Music with Cellar Master Cyril Brun
Fresh Thinking Among Veneto's Hidden Volcanic Wines
