It’s always impressive to hear somebody who works a particular spot of land, on a day to day basis – year round for decades, talk about farming practices. These are people who know their property in a very intimate way, and can convey the benefits they see from their work.
Stephen Henschke needs no introduction. [...]
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I had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking with Louisa Rose, head winemaker of Yalumba in March 2008 (quite an honor, considering the harvest was coming in at that very moment). Louisa is arguably one of the top, if not the top, Viognier winemakers in the world today. In the world of [...]
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We’ve been hearing about the drought in Australia, how it has been eight years since the last significant rainfall that has filled the catchbasins (used for essential vineyard irrigation). Maybe it’s because we live in the land of 10,000 lakes and I get to see water almost every day, but the drought in Australia [...]
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