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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 […]
2025 was a wine year that could not quite decide whether it wanted to provoke or to please – so it did both. On Instagram, natural wine devotees and conventional purists resumed their familiar trench warfare; winemakers began experimenting with yet more lunar cycles (the old ones seemingly exhausted); and, meanwhile, a third trend wave […]
It had been far too long since my last visit to Würzburg. In recent years, I had only passed through on the train, admiring the rolling vineyards of the Würzburger Stein from the window. Each time, the desire grew stronger to return – to wander among the vines, enjoy a glass of fine Franconian wine […]
Sometimes it doesn’t take a revolution to start something new – just the courage to do things differently. With Krawalter, Felix Walter has created his own signature within his family’s estate, Weingut Josef Walter in Bürgstadt: wines that show structure and character rather than volume. Spontaneously fermented, unfiltered, and crafted with uncompromising precision – the expression […]
