Secret Sommelier - Wine On The Frontline

Secret Sommelier - Wine On The Frontline

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Tenuta Luce Harvest 360º - Interview with winemaker Alessandro Marini - beneath the Montalcino sky

Visit to Tenuta Luce in the hills around Montalcino for the 2023 Harvest, set among the Tuscan hills. Full article: https://secretsommelier.com/wine-posts-reviews/red-wine/644-tenuta-luce-vintage-tasting Nick Breeze speaks with winemaker Alessandro Marini about the vintage, clima ...  عرض المزيد

Contra Soarda’s ‘Terra’ - Europe’s 1st (overtly) carbon negative wine from N. Italy

I am holding a glass of Contra Soarda’s elegantly perfumed ‘Terra’, produced within the vicinity of Bassano del Grappa. Terra is a wine blended from Merlot and Marzemino Nero. Marzemino is a very old grape variety first mentioned as part of a banquet wine list served to Pope Greg ...  عرض المزيد

The 2023 London Wine Fair to analyse all empty bottles to asses reusability

The London Wine Fair 2023 (LWF23) is partnering with the Porto Protocol and Sustainable Wine Solutions to collect data by analysing the estimated 30k empty bottles consumed at the fair. The data sample will be used to inform reusable wine bottle schemes, in an effort to reduce ca ...  عرض المزيد

Ep 8. Creating a Sustainable Alentejo Wine Region - João Barroso WASP Manager

In this final Sustainability in Alentejo episode, I speak with João Barroso, manager of the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme (WASP). We discuss how the programme evolved from a need to respond to worsening climatic conditions, into a solid certification programme to hel ...  عرض المزيد

Ep 7. Luis Patrão at Herdade de Coelheiros - Regenerative, Resilient, Balanced

In this episode, I am speaking with Luis Patrão, director of enology and viticulture at Coelheiros, a stunning 800 hectare, historic estate, north of Evora, in the centre of Alentejo. When I visited the estate, Luis gave me a guided tour to demonstrate how the 600+ hectare cork o ...  عرض المزيد