By Panos Kakaviatos As I finalize this post, I have just returned from Vinexpo in Bordeaux where I attended the annual Fete de la Fleur, a big party meant to celebrate the flowering cycle of the vineyard. But the French word for shattering is coulure and, given the constant rainfall in this crucial flowering period, […]

Nothing beats sharing wine and food with passionate wine lovers, and Saturday 19 June was no exception. It was great to welcome two bloggers I have known now for several years, Jürgen Steinke and his wife Susi, Michael Lux and his wife Valerie, along with one of my all time favorite winemakers in Alsace, Maurice […]