Interview Johannes Zillinger, Weinviertel

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 our

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 treasured

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 makes

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 your

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 area

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 you

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 it

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 your

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’s

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 Rhenano