In my 1986 book Vines, Grapes and Wines ( Reben Trauben Weine , Hallwag 1987 in German) - the world's first consumer guide to wine grapes I believe - I divided them into three categories:...

Find the Chenin   At a time when so many important wine regions of the world seem to be running out of water it seems appropriate to pay attention to one that has almost too much....

Greg, USA: "During these four days, the Loire became the world capital of Chenin Blanc" [extract from...

With some recent interest on the forum , it might be a good time to publish the results of a Chenin pop-up. Rob Giorgione, aka roving sommelier , is starting to get a bit of a tradition going...

National guides to restaurants can easily be a year out of date, expensive and therefore frustrating. And, as the current revelations of a former Michelin inspector in France reveal, not...

It's that time of year, when a freak hailstorm can fatally damage a swathe of nearly-ripe grapes. Italy has had a relatively cloudy summer with far more and more violent rain than is usual in...