There have been some significant new developments in the saga of the Australian 'Albariño' that isn't. Firstly, New Zealand's leading vine nursery has now done a DNA analysis on its...

If you’re developing a new wine region, or trying to build the reputation of an old one, how do you go about deciding which grape varieties to plant? This is a highly pertinent question as...

30 Apr - For important new information about the Australian 'Albariño' issue, see Albariño and Godello in members' forum. Spain is becoming almost as fashionable in wine as it...

23 Apr - See update from Australia's leading producer of this variety below. The CSIRO, Australia's plant research institute, has just proved what many had suspected: that the vines they...

  Merlot is a natural progeny of Cabernet Franc and a previously unknown red grape named Magdeleine Noire des Charentes, DNA boffins revealed. Merlot (see Oxford...