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Australia

Forbes covers Australia’s ‘one-in-twenty-year harvest’ of 2024

“Far from being a monolithic wine-producing giant,” writes Jessica Dupuy, “Australia is a mosaic of microclimates and terroirs, each imparting its unique signature on the wines produced.” For Forbes, Dupuy covers the 2024 harvest season, including spotlights on Gant & Co. and Somos. Gant & Co winemaker Matt Gant tells Dupuy that “It’s been a […]

South Africa

The Polkadraai Hills ward of Stellenbosch is ‘starting to turn heads’

For Decanter, Tim Atkin, MW provides a regional profile of the Polkadraai Hills and highlights his top 10 wines. Among those named were Van Loggerenberg ‘Graft’ Syrah 2021 (97 points) Craven Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (93 points). Plus, Atkin esteems that Boschkloof and Saga Vineyards winemaker Reenen Borman makes “one of the world’s greatest Syrah […]

Australia

‘Australia’s Best Young Wine Labels & Winemakers in 2024’

Young Gun of Wine is the leading publication in Australia for discovering new voices, cutting edge wines, and the people behind the labels. This year, Callum Powell (Agricola Vintners), Uffe Deichmann (Poppelvej), and Louis Schofield (Worlds Apart Wines) were nominated for Young Gun’s Top 50 Winemakers list. “They’re the glitteringly bright future of Australian wine,” […]

Argentina

Magna Montis named one of VinePair’s ’15 Winemakers to Watch in 2024′

In a list meant to “showcases the producers of some of the most exciting and thought-provoking wines” to hit the U.S. market, VinePair writer Hannah Staab highlights our new Argentine producer, Magna Montis. “Looking for something fresh and exciting from Argentina? Magna Montis is a producer new to the U.S. market,” writes Staab, “that strives to […]

New Zealand

Walnut Block named among VinePair’s best Sauvignon Blancs for 2024

For VinePair, writer Hannah Staab highlights Walnut Block’s 2023 ‘Collectables’ as one of its top 30 Sauvignon Blancs for 2024. “While some Marlborough wines can land on an overpowering tangy note,” Staab writes, “this wine offers perfect balance between the tart fruit and rounded texture.” In her formal review, she adds that this wine is […]

South Africa

Forbes highlights Sijnn’s ‘exceptional’ crop quality in their 2024 vintage

For Forbes, writer Jessica Dupuy covers South Africa and our producer, Sjnn, in the first part of her 5-part series about southern hemisphere grape harvests during the 2024 vintage. She writes that Sijnn’s program is “to produce a flagship red and white from any blend of these varieties that best expresses each vintage and the […]

South Africa

NY Times: “For Thanksgiving, 20 Wines Under $20” – Storm Point wines featured for second time

For the second time, both Storm Point Chenin Blanc and Red Blend were featured on a NYT “20 under $20” list. The latest piece by Eric Asimov is a round up of excellent value wines for Thanksgiving. “Chenin blanc is one of my absolute favorite grapes, but it’s hard to find good examples this inexpensive,” […]

South Africa

‘A Sijnn retrospective: tasting the past and present of this remarkable vineyard in Malgas, South Africa’

Dr. Jamie Goode visited the Sijnn Estate in Malgas for a tasting and lunch to celebrate the estate’s 20 year anniversary. “The first few years of being here must have been difficult,” writes Goode. “The Afrikaans farmers who were their neighbours would have been very puzzled by vines going into the ground. The closest winery […]

Australia

‘Australia’s Cool-Climate Regions Are Redefining Wine Down Under’

For Wine Enthusiast, Aussie wine fanatic Christina Pickard covers the winemakers who are moving the needle on Australia’s wine image. These producers, located in cooler climate areas like Macedon Ranges, Beechworth, Grampians and Heathcote, are a “handful of small-scale, multigenerational wine families who carry with them a deep love for and connection to their land.” […]