Vinosity is our free online magazine that brings you the ever-changing wine world, which never ceases to surprise or delight. These articles, with new ones published every month and written by a global network of writers, will be a valuable addition to your own personal journey through the wonderful world of wine.
The Wine Bible 3rd Edition
2 November, 2022
An interview with one of our favourite authors, Karen MacNeil on the occasion of the new edition of her bestselling book, The Wine Bible.
Grave Matters
21 October, 2022
Burgundy’s Côte d’Or is rightly famed for its prestigious vineyards, the best of which are the most celebrated on the planet. Think Chambertin, think Musigny, think Montrachet and, right at the top of the pile, the king of the castle, …
Golden Vines 2022 Diversity Scholarships awarded
16 October, 2022
The Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships, now in their second year and created by the Gerard Basset Foundation and Liquid Icons and judged by Jancis Robinson MW among others to promote great inclusivity in the world of wine and spirits, were …
Any Port and Every Port
4 October, 2022
One of the highlights of my year as the port buyer at Berry Bros & Rudd in London was the twice-yearly Port Walk, a customer tasting held in Berry’s St James’s Cellars with the aim of providing an unabashed celebration …
The Grandes Marques at War
30 September, 2022
Standing on the steps of a farmhouse north of Reims, it is easy to see why most Champenois stay here for generations. From the back door, the carefully tended fields of barley and Pinot Noir grapes are flanked by rows …
10th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium (ICCWS)
30 September, 2022
After a delay of two years, the 10th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium finally got under way. Held at Brock University’s ‘Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute’ in St Catharines on the Niagara Peninsula in eastern Canada, some 300 delegates and …
Adoring Ischia – the Island of Magic
25 August, 2022
If you are a wine lover, you can’t fail to adore the island of Ischia. How could you not love this magical site, where the finest grapes come from a vineyard (‘Vigna del Lume’) lapped by the Tyrrhenian – on …
Black Women Winemakers Breaking Barriers in South Africa
24 August, 2022
It is almost three decades since Carmen Stevens, the first black person and ipso facto, the first black woman, graduated as a winemaker in South Africa. Today, she owns her own successful brand and her own winery – the first 100% black-owned winery in the country.
Andrew James’s Top Crozes-Hermitage Wines
17 August, 2022
As red wine remains the focus in Crozes-Hermitage, I looked for six characterful Syrahs that show what the winemakers of this appellation are capable of achieving. In comparison with Hermitage, you may find less subtlety, minerality and precision in the …
Crozes-Hermitage: Out of the Shadows
17 August, 2022
On a hot, mid-May afternoon I entered Yann Chave’s cool cellar for a tasting. ‘There used to be a joke,’ he said, while uncorking a bottle, ‘that it’s easier to sell a two-person coffin than a white wine from Crozes-Hermitage.’
Fine Dining the Burgundy Way
30 June, 2022
A genie came out of a lamp and said: ‘I am going to whisk you to Burgundy where you will be allowed to choose one dish, one single dish, that you have had before in a restaurant there. You have …
Barolo’s Forgotten Vintages
30 June, 2022
If you ask a winemaker to choose a favourite vintage, you’ll likely receive a wry smile and an evasive answer. Each vintage is special, the winemaker will say, and I love them all equally, just like my children. And yet …
