Il Vino Unisce: An interview with Angelo Gaja

Il Vino Unisce: An interview with Angelo Gaja

Il Vino Unisce: An interview with Angelo Gaja On a misty mid-April morning in Barbaresco, with the cobblestone streets wet and glistening, the village breathed a palpable sigh of relief. For its six hundred residents, life revolves around wine and finally, after four...
Bringing Margaux to Life (Part Two)

Bringing Margaux to Life (Part Two)

Bringing Margaux to Life (Part Two) It is often said that the wines of Margaux are more perfumed and less powerful than those from Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien and Pauillac, but within the appellation, the wines vary still further in style due to the differences in...
Bringing Margaux to Life (Part One)

Bringing Margaux to Life (Part One)

Bringing Margaux to Life (Part One) There are 15-second growths in the 1855 Bordeaux classification and one-third of them come from Margaux. Wouldn’t it be fun to hold a Margaux party, and invite Durfort-Vivens, Brane-Cantenac, Rauzan-Ségla, Rauzan-Gassies and...
A Champagne Christmas in Vertus

A Champagne Christmas in Vertus

A Champagne Christmas in Vertus There is something about sipping really good champagne at Christmas. You can open the bottle with a bang and even let the cork carom off the ceiling, but once your fluted glass is full, make sure you take a good look inside. You won’t...