Let me shed some light on a concept that is dear to my heart: Urban wineries are challenging the established idea of terroir. They form a completely different aspect to it: with wine that is crafted and produced in the hustle and bustle of a … Continue readingUrban wine or “Can sky scrapers be part of terroir”?
This winery is an hommage to improvisation. In love with the secluded Sicilian backcountry of Agrigento that seems like the landscape of Mars, Giuseppe is dedicating his life to ancient growing and winemaking practices, and combines them with an unconventional mindset. He nurtures his vineyards … Continue readingA jazz song from grapes
How I started to make wine in a secret garage in the city center … Continue readingWhat a car, a vespa and a 20l oak barrel have in common
This is the story of me becoming a believer in low intervention, and from shaping my way of thinking about wine. When I arrived in Lazio, in a small town called Arce, after a 10 hour drive and carrying my luggage up the steps through … Continue readingFrom elevators to authochtonous grapes
Right across the road from Slovenia, in the far south of Austria’s Styria, two brothers manage the family’s winery and vineyards of 110ha, an almost 600.000 bottle/year production with 35 permanent employees in the cellar, tasting room, in the vineyards and in the adjacent hotel. … Continue readingIn the land of Opok, steep slopes and world-famous Sauvignon Blancs: the Tement brothers