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17 February 2016
No surprise that our native grape adventures continue to bring us back to Italy’s Piemonte.
After all it is a grape paradise for the ‘Lost & Found’. And man, we enjoyed the bite of a seriously happenin’ Great White.
10 February 2016
When is a Grechetto not a Grechetto ? So there we were, out and about, spinning our wheels, when we chanced upon an Umbrian Grechetto. Not having tasted a 100% varietal of this native Italian white, we thought let’s give it a blast. Afterall, it’s what adventurous native grape people do, right ?
2 February 2016
Native to northern Puglia, this ancient bloom dusted, dark blue/black grape, with its relatively compact bunches of thick-skinned, round berries, has for centuries been more associated with being a ‘BLENDER’ than with ‘100%’ varietals.
27 January 2016
So prominent is this grapevine on the international landscape, that its origin is often simply overlooked. Yes, when it comes to Chardonnay, one of the worlds most versatile native grapes, it’s only right and proper that its northern French heritage is recognised.