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.
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
Battling Climate Change with a Bag of Tricks
The Similarities of Winemaking and Music with Cellar Master Cyril Brun
And the Extraordinary Challenges Facing Mountain Nebbiolo
An Interview with Robbie Meyer of Murrieta's Well
