Michael Brajkovich MW has been honoured as the 2024 Winemakers’ Winemaker, at a ceremony during ProWein today (12 March 2023). Presented by the Institute of Masters of Wine and the drinks business since 2011, the award recognises outstanding achievement in winemaking. Masters of Wine winemakers and the previous award recipients voted Brajkovich as this year’s winner. The [...]
Michter’s named World's Most Admired Whisky 2023 31 October, 2023 By Eleanor Yates Michter’s has been named The World’s Most Admired Whisky brand in the third edition of the annual top 50 list released by Drinks International. The Kentucky-based distillery is owned by Chatham Imports and is one of the most sought-after brands on the [...]
Few grapes elicit as strong a love-it-or-hate-it response as Pinotage. With established advocates in each camp, from producers and retailers to wine writers, judges and consumers, it’s easy to overlook any middle ground and head toward an extreme to plant your own Pinotage-position flag. But why did the dialogue around Pinotage get to this point? How [...]
source: Greg Sherwood MW After the 2015 vintage, which Meerlust maintains was its fastest selling Rubicon release in the history of the brand, 2016 was always going to be up against it in outright quality terms. But this warm hot and dry drought vintage was tough on everyone but in the end, yielded soft, plush, [...]
Source: Toast Mag PUBLISHED ON WED 22 AUG 2018 Kiwi brand Scapegrace has been named the world’s best gin at the International Spirits Awards in London Gin is exploding in popularity across the globe at the moment, so to be named the world’s best gin at the world’s most influential spirits competition would be a [...]
Credit: Wines of South Africa Above the roof of Villiera’s tasting room is a cluster of demijohns filled with a liquid the colour of café au lait. The contents catch the light intermittently as the sun chases the clouds above, filtering down through the surrounding oaks. Cellarmaster Jeff Grier has colloquially called the rooftop assortment [...]
The biggest news at this consistent producer, improbably located on the outskirts of Auckland, is that the new releases include fruit from a Hawke's Bay vineyard purchased by the Brajkovich family two years ago. Originally developed by a partnership between Trinity Hill and the Loire's Jolivet family, the vineyard has allowed Kumeu River to make [...]
Best Actor - Rami Malek with a bottle of Rare 1998 Magnum to celebrate a well deserved win! popsugar 25.2.2019 It's hard to tell behind all the bubbles: either I'm have flashbacks from my early 20s clubbing days or Freddie Mercury Rami Malek sprayed Champagne everywhere after winning at the Oscars. The Bohemian Rhapsody actor went full Champagne Rami [...]
Speaking to db at the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration in Queenstown, Neill said that most of the best spots for the heartbreak grape have already been snapped up. “I don’t think Central Otago is going to get much bigger in terms of vines in the ground as Pinot Noir is such a finicky thing and there [...]
Everyone loves Thai food, but what about the wines? Central Thailand winery is worth exploring Three of the best food-friendly wines from GranMonte, a pioneer in the Thai wine industry BY SARAH WONG 30 NOV 2018 The country’s cuisine is popular around the world but mention Thai wine and you will most likely be met with [...]
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