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Bernkasteler Doctor is widely regarded as one of the great vineyards of the Mosel. The more interesting question is: why this particular site? A little over three hectares of steep vineyard above the town of Bernkastel, directly overlooking its rooftops. South to south west facing. Devonian slate. At first glance, much of this sounds familiar. […]
Reading Wine from the Soil Not every shift in our understanding of wine begins in the glass. Sometimes its origin lies elsewhere, in an unexpected place: an audiobook on soil narrated by an American rancher. Perhaps this is because many of the questions we ask about wine cannot be fully answered by wine literature alone. […]
Why Fino from Jerez can be a surprisingly precise alternative to Chablis and Muscadet The first oyster with a Fino is a subtly disorienting moment. Not because the pairing does not work – but because it works differently than expected. There are combinations that seem so self-evident that we hardly question them. Oyster and Chablis. […]
The story of Chenin Blanc in South Africa begins not with great wines, but with utility. For decades, Chenin was rarely considered a wine in the cultural sense, but rather a solution to a problem seldom articulated. The name Chenin Blanc itself carried little weight; at the Cape it was simply known as Steen – […]
Origin, intent and historical significance Kéknyelű (phonetic: keek-nyell-ew) – literally “blue stalk”, a reference to the subtle bluish hue the petiole takes on in autumn – ranks among Hungary’s historically most esteemed grape varieties, long before systems of classification or appellation came into being. As early as 1799, the botanist and chemist Pál Kitaibel described […]
