Mo?t & Chandon's first venture outside of France goes all the way back to 1959 where the then president of Mo?t, Count Robert Jean de Vogüe, along with oenologist, Renaud Poirier, identified Argentina's Mendoza district of Agrelo as the ideal spot to create Moët & Chandon's first winery outside of France.
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Published: 24 March, 2014
When I first started my career in wine, some 19 years ago, the realisation that a Central or Eastern European wines could potentially become a respectable, premium commodity would almost seem a joke! Apart from the classic Hungarian Tokai or Bulls Blood, if you could find them, there really wasn't a great deal to shout about.
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Published: 05 November, 2013
The new store concept for Wine Rack is to be officially unveiled on November 7 in West Byfleet, Surrey when owners, Conviviality Retail, open the doors to what it hopes will be a new retail wine offer to high street wine buyers.
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Published: 11 October, 2013
I'm someone who searches for the unusual when it comes to wine. I like to champion those producers and countries that generally struggle to get a sniff when it comes to gaining recognition for precious shelf space.
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