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A slightly battered Madcap Magnus label (Staffelter Hof)

The Unbearable Preconceptions of Riesling

Simon J Woolf
Feature Stories
3 min read
- “I hate Chardonnay – it's so buttery and sweet” - “I can't drink Spanish red wine – it's always too oaky” - “The alcohol level of this wine is 15% - It's going to be unbalanced and jammy” Preconceptions about wine are all around us, and whether they're formed

Travels with my wine

Gary Thomas
Feature Stories
5 min read
If you’re a wine lover (and I assume you are if you are reading these pages) this has probably happened to you: you travel to some far-flung locale, sample great wines, and want to bring some back. Once upon a time, of course, you could simply bring a few bottles

Brazil Ready to Enter Wine Olympics

Roger Morris
Feature Stories
3 min read
There is a reason you haven’t heard too much about Brazilian wines. It’s not because Brazil is new to wine production.  It has more than 1,100 wineries, mostly in the cooler southern regions, and there are more than a quarter of a million acres under vines. But, although there are