Austria · Wachau Biodynamic
Nikolaihof and the Riesling that waited seventeen years
Nikolaihof, Mautern, Wachau, Austria: biodynamic since 1971, Riesling aged for years in casks inside Roman walls, and a wine tour visit with sommelier Dante.
Topics
History
Winemaker stories
France · Loire Biodynamic
Domaine Huet and the whole of Chenin in Vouvray
Domaine Huet, Vouvray, Loire, France: Chenin Blanc from sec to moelleux, three vineyards, biodynamic since 1988, tuffeau cellars and a wine tour visit.
France · Beaujolais Classic
Claude-Édouard Geoffray and the blue stone of Brouilly
Château Thivin in Odenas, Beaujolais, France: the oldest estate on Mont Brouilly, Gamay on blue volcanic stone and a classic Côte de Brouilly built to age.
Georgia · Kartli Classic
Château Mukhrani and the prince who studied in Bordeaux
Château Mukhrani, Kartli, Georgia: a princely estate first bottled in 1878, revived in the 2000s, with Shavkapito and Goruli Mtsvane in steel and French oak.
Armenia · Vayots Dzor Traditional
Armen Khalatyan and the old bridge over the Arpa
Old Bridge Winery, Yeghegnadzor, Vayots Dzor, Armenia: a family winemaker since 1998, five hectares of Areni Noir and Voskehat, and a 13th-century bridge.
Armenia · Aragatsotn Classic
Voskevaz and the karas hall of Aragatsotn
Voskevaz Winery, Aragatsotn, Armenia: a state winery from 1932, a hall of working clay karas, and the Voskehat I pour on my Armenia wine tour from Yerevan.
Wine knowledge
history · qvevri
Eight thousand years of wine: Gadachrili Gora and Areni-1
Georgia's Gadachrili Gora jars and Armenia's Areni-1 cave winery: how they were dated, what residue chemistry proves, and where my wine tours visit them.
areni-noir · history
Areni Noir: Armenia's grape from a 6,000-year-old cave
Areni Noir, the red grape of Vayots Dzor in Armenia: the 4100 BC winery in the Areni-1 cave, how it grows and tastes, and where I pour it on my wine tours.
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