Some white wines can truly be counted as household names. Stalwarts of many a wine rack, these have reached all corners of the globe, and are tried-and-tested favourites.  Yet venture outside the familiar confines of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc, and there are real treasures to be found. Here, we’ve brought together some of […]

Warm summer days call for a glass of something chilled. While white or rosé wines might be an obvious choice, some red wines also respond well to a short stint in the fridge or an ice bucket – making them ideal for summer drinking. We explore why you should consider chilling red wine here. Say […]

Many will be firing up their barbecues over the coming months. However, the question of which wines to enjoy alongside them can be a tricky one. Here, we delve into which wines work best with barbecued foods, and why. Nothing captures the spirit of summer quite like a barbecue. Barbecues bring together a cacophony of […]

Etna is an astoundingly unique winemaking region, subject to extremities of climate found nowhere else in the world. Yet – as Alberto Graci explained at our inaugural Sustainability Forum last week – these challenges don’t discourage winemakers here from efforts to protect the environment; rather, they encourage them.  A volcano needs to erupt just once […]