Name: Johannes Zillinger Winery: Bioweingut Zillinger Town/Country: Weinviertel, Austria Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? Definitely our Kellerberg vineyard. There, mainly the old vine Grüner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc are growing on lime-sandstone, but also several different herbs are flourishing. The Sauvignon Blanc grapes are used for one of ourContinue reading “Interview Johannes Zillinger, Weinviertel”
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Interview Gary Mills, Jamsheed, Victoria
Name: Gary Mills Winery: Jamsheed Town/Country: Melbourne Victoria Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? I don’t own any of my own vineyards and instead have long-term relationships with my growers. Standing in the middle of the Garden Gully vineyard, planted sometime in the late 1800’s, and looking at a treasuredContinue reading “Interview Gary Mills, Jamsheed, Victoria”
Interview Stephane Ogier, Ampuis, Rhone
Name: Stephane Ogier Winery: Domaine M & S Ogier Town/Country: Ampuis, France Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? Here, in Côte-Rôtie, we are very lucky to have a mosaic of terroirs. Each one has its own history, its own characteristics, and its own taste. It is this richness that makesContinue reading “Interview Stephane Ogier, Ampuis, Rhone”
Interview Bruno Lorenzon, Domaine Lorenzon
Name: Bruno Lorenzon Winery: Domaine Lorenzon Town/Country: Mercurey, France Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? The slope on top of the Champs Martin vineyard. It is very chalky, not much clay and lots of stones, which gives our wine its purity and elegance. 2. If you link the dots in yourContinue reading “Interview Bruno Lorenzon, Domaine Lorenzon”
Interview Agustin Carrión Olivares, Barahonda
Name: Agustin Carrión Olivares Winery: Bodegas Barahonda Town/Country: Yecla Spain Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? Campo Arriba, this is the name of an area in the north of Yecla, where the altitude is 700-800 metres above the sea level. The soil is limestone and gravel. In this areaContinue reading “Interview Agustin Carrión Olivares, Barahonda”
Interview Christoph Wachter; Wachter Wiesler
Name: Christoph Wachter Winery: Wachter-Wiesler Town/Country: Eisenberg/Burgenland, Austria Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? It is a parcel named “Steinweg” (rocky path) on the Eisenberg. It gives the most spicy and aromatic grapes and the barrel with the wine made from grapes from the Steinweg is always distinctive. If youContinue reading “Interview Christoph Wachter; Wachter Wiesler”
Interview Francesco Drusian, Drusian Az. Agr.
Name: Francesco Drusian Winery: Drusian Francesco Az.Agr. Town/Country: Valdobbiadene-Treviso- Italy Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? The most Special place for me is the Cartizze. It is unique in the whole world and it gives the upmost expression of Valdobbiadene DOCG, called Cartizze. You have to see and taste itContinue reading “Interview Francesco Drusian, Drusian Az. Agr.”
Viticulturist Interview Mike Wing, Two Paddocks
Name: Mike Wing Winery: Two Paddocks Town/Country: Central Otago, New Zealand Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? The rocky outcrop at our Last Chance Vineyard. Here there is a 360 degree view of Central Otago and it is always drenched in sun. 2. If you link the dots in yourContinue reading “Viticulturist Interview Mike Wing, Two Paddocks”
Interview James Rowan, Soho Wine Co.
Name: James Rowan Winery: Soho Wine Co Town/Country: Waiheke Island, New Zealand Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? There are a few and they’re where you get to see/feel the whole island, and our special little piece of it…oh, there’s down in the new plantings…new ideas…a new future. Also, there’sContinue reading “Interview James Rowan, Soho Wine Co.”
Interview Vito Piffer, Endrizzi
Name: Vito Piffer Winery: Cantine Endrizzi Town/Country: Trento, Italy Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? I personally find the “Canevaccia” vineyard very exciting. Here the “bedrock”—geologically known as Breccia di Faedo or Breccia di Masetto—turns into fertile soil and the Central-European microclimate makes a special home for the Riesling RhenanoContinue reading “Interview Vito Piffer, Endrizzi”