Vine Expectations

The Accidental Winemaker

Akiko Freeman from Freeman Winery wowed everyone with her discerning palate, which is how she found herself making Burgundian-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California.

Speaking The Language Of Nature

A family with a thirst for adventure and challenge has created a vineyard that produces remarkable wines within a unique ecosystem for sustainability. The possibilities are endless when you have access to one of the best-kept secrets in Chile.

A Singular Quest

Owner-winemaker Jayson Woodbridge of Hundred Acre Wines did everything his way, and he was right. So what’s next?

The Missing Shade Of Red

While his father brought Harlan Estate to unimaginable heights, managing director Will Harlan locks in a new legacy with his own Promontory.

Runs In The Family

With four Burgundy wineries and another in Jura, Aurore Devillard of Château de Chamirey exemplifies the French spirit of patrimony.

The Next Big Thing In Wine

Let us take you on an adventure into lands unknown with fresh grapes to quench your thirst with. We explore new and newly delineated wine growing regions that are charting their own styles and winning over fans. 

Reching For The Light

There are few things rarer in the Champagne region than a female chef de cave (cellar master), but a new generation of determined women are changing all that.

Kabinett Of Surprises

Kai Schätzel has transformed Weingut Schätzel in the Rheinhessen into the most talked-about Riesling producer, guided by nature and intuition but taking cues from the world of start-ups. 

Face To Face With Gaia

As charismatic and relentless as her father Angelo, fifth-generation Gaia Gaja of Gaja Wines is taking aim from Langhe to Sicily, placing ‘a volcano on a volcano’. 

Labels Come To Life

With an eye for storytelling, Casa Rojo’s founders have blazed a trail for a new style of winemaking in Spain.

My Wine Princess

Vicki Zhao excels as an actress and director, but how does she fare as a winemaker after buying four Bordeaux châteaux? June Lee gets face time with the Chinese celebrity at the official launch of Château Monlot in Singapore.

The Point Of Origin

Tenuta di Arceno stands on the footprints of the Etruscan civilisation, while making strides mapping Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc into the future.  Winemaker Lawrence Cronin gives us a glimpse of this Tuscan idyll.