Editor’s Picks
Sulfites (SO2) in Wine: Top 7 Facts
There are often a lot of legal mentions on wine back labels: wine descriptions and tasting notes, and a lot of Bla-Bla information too! But two words strike the imagination and create more controversy than any other: “Contains Sulphites” are now seen on almost every…
Read MoreTop 25 Most Expensive Napa Valley Wines
When it comes to wine, the Napa brand seems to be as strong as ever, with both grapes and wine prices invariably shooting upwards in recent years. October 2017’s wildfires in Napa and Sonoma will only increase the trend —in all likelihood—, while the overall…
Read MoreWine is a Journey, Life is a Melody
Tasting life in a bottle labelled as 2007 Domaine de Fouassier Sancerre Mélodie. When my second daughter Mélodie was born in 2011, my old Sancerre vigneron friend Thibault Roger sent me over to New Zealand a bottle of this local cuvee named like my baby,…
Read MoreQ&A with a Wine Influencer: Tim Atkin MW & Social Media
Tim Atkin is — if these words can ever be put together — NOT ONLY a Master of Wine. He has also become one of the most prominent wine personalities and critic in the world. Like a few in our Top 20 Worldwide Wine Influencers he accepted to…
Read MoreHow fine wine can be a refuge for investors during and after Covid-19
Guest Post By Alti Wine Exchange Hi! For those who are asking themselves who’s this, I’m Breno, lead copywriter at Alti Wine Exchange. Last time, I was invited by Julien Miquel to give you some curiosities about wine history. Now, I’m happy to be…
Read MoreTop 6 Wine Faults: Their Causes & How to Identify them?
Our infographic helps you learn about the most common wine faults, how to identify them, and what causes them. We’re also giving tips on how to eliminate some of them, or temper their negative effect. Wine faults are a pain in the neck! One carefully…
Read MoreTop 25 Most-Expensive Australian Wines
At some point Australia was known internationally more for its bulk or cheap wine exports than for the fine wines its relatively old wine industry has been producing. Simply speaking, the good stuff, the Aussies would keep it for themselves! But after a few severe…
Read More2017 Top 20 Wine Influencers: Who to Follow on Social Media?
Update February 2018: The article and Top 20 Wine Influencers List below was published in January 2017, for a more recent list of Social Media wine personalities, follow the link below to the 2018 Top 40+ Wine Influencers List: Update 20 Jan 2017: After the addition…
Read MoreInfographic: What you need to make wine, Modern Vs Traditional Winemaking
Many people do not realize how much work and equipment is involved in making wine. As a winemaker, in Europe in particular, I would often get the question: “but what is it that you do, wine makes it itself doesn’t it?“. Well, not exactly… So…
Read MoreTop 25 Most Expensive Italian Wines
Italy is not only the largest wine-producing country in the world by volume (ahead of France with about 5 billion liters produced in 2016 against France 4.5 billion), it is also the uncontested champion of wine diversity, counting with more unique grape varieties than any…
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