Volcanic Wine Awards 2026
In 2026 we partnered with Volcanic Wine International to hold a wine competition focused solely on wines from volcanic terroirs around the world. Here you’ll find the details of the competition as well as the results, which we will post as they become available.
Trade and media interested in attending the Volcanic Wine Conference on 10 June in NYC please visit Volcanic Wines International.
The awards competition and the results
专注于来自世界各地火山土壤葡萄酒品鉴背后的原因和方法。由发起人约翰·萨博 (John Szabo) MS 撰写。上图为兰萨罗特岛拉赫里亚 (La Geria) 的葡萄园。 火山向我走来...
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Last week I was given probably the rarest wine I will ever have the chance to taste. It was only five years old but there are only three – correction, two – bottles in existence. Santorini producers Gaia decided they...
Published in English on 15 November 2014. 时间: 2014年11月26日 17:07 作者: 杰西斯罗宾逊 来源: 知味葡萄酒杂志 意大利从不缺少法定葡萄酒产地：根据最新统计那里共有575个产区。但其中有一个地方如今倍受瞩目...
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Italy’s fondness for en primeur tastings continues unabated (see, for example, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nebbiolo Prima, etc, etc). While many are lavish affairs showcasing a huge number of bottles of the latest vintage of a given wine region...
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A generic tasting of Sicilian wine has become an annual fixture on London's wine calendar. The event is organised by the Istituto Regionale Vini e Olii di Sicilia, which, unlike most other Italian producer organisations, firmly believes in a strong...
This article was also published in the Financial Times. With its serried ranks of tables, heavy wooden chairs and a kitchen dominated by a large metal grill that produces excellent steaks, the interior of La Taskita de Eduardo looks very...
From €11.50, £14.50 Find this wine I spent last Friday night in St Michael's Church, Bath, hosting a wine tasting for the excellent bookshop Topping & Co, an independent operation set up in Bath and Ely by the team who...
From €28, £23.95 Find this wine Quite a few respondents in our recent brief survey asked for more coverage of Spanish wine. Your wish is my command. Actually this is far from standard-issue Spanish wine. For a start it is...