Starward – Most Awarded International Distillery
August 16, 2024 Founder Dave Vitale and the Team Behind Winning The Most Awarded International Distillery Today, we're thrilled to announce that Starward has been crowned the ‘Most Awarded International Distillery’ at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) [...]
Meet the Maker – Dan Buckle / Circe
Dan Buckle is the busiest man alive. Alongside his 'proper job' as Chief winemaker in the Yarra Valley for a little known (wink wink) winery called Chandon, Dan runs his own wine project, Circe. You may have tried his wines [...]
Celebrating the Jimmy Watson: The Rise of Fallen Giants
In the heart of the Grampians, amid the breathtaking landscapes of Victoria's winemaking region, there lies a hidden gem – Fallen Giants Vineyard. This picturesque estate, home to some of Australia's most remarkable Shiraz vines, has been gaining recognition for its [...]
Michter’s Receives The Industry’s Highest Honor: The 2024 World’s Most Admired Whiskey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. October 28, 2024// The just-released 2024 list of the World’s Most Admired Whiskies published by Drinks International includes legendary distillers from Scotland, Japan, Ireland, and beyond. For the second consecutive year, Michter’s, the Louisville-based maker of bourbon, rye, [...]
Cork Talk with Peter-Allan Finlayson
Peter-Allan Finlayson is the scion of one of the most famous and important families in the Cape wine industry – and he’s extremely talented in his own right, equally at home making Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chenin Blanc at [...]
Michael Brajkovich MW announced as the 2024 Winemakers’ Winemaker
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 [...]
Xige Estate: Leading Chinese winemakers towards a circular economy
Source: UPM Raflatac With the sleek and modern design accompanied by world-class manufacturing equipment; Xige Estate is ready to lead the winemaking in China. With RafCycle™ by UPM Raflatac recycling service, the company has set an example to the Chinese winemakers [...]
James Suckling Top 10 Chinese Wine 2020
Source: James Suckling Wine Ratings Last week, we published our 2020 Ningxia wine report rating 129 notes from this emerging wine region that has come a long way in just a few years. As Chinese wine takes big strides with quality while [...]
How to make millions of bottles of fine wine
source: international wines & spirits - article by Chris Bolling 2021 Large production of fine wines is the main goal at China’s Xige Estate, which now has more than 2,300ha of vines and is building up the potential to [...]
Michter’s Named World’s Most Admired Whiskey
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 [...]