Jean-Claude Chanudet La Cuvée du Chat 2018

Jean-Claude Chanudet is one of the movers and shakers in the natural wine world of Beaujolais. Cuvée du Chat is the result of a partnership with Mathieu Lapierre, son of the late Marcel; the wine is made with fruit from properties they own in the Morgon and Fleurie appellations. Originally classified as Beaujolais-Villages, “La Cuvée…

Petite Pearl the newest grape for northern climates in the PGI Quebec

Wine Grapes in Quebec?! You’re not the first to wonder how on Earth producers grow wine grapes in this place. When it got going, the Quebec wine industry already had two strikes against it: a short winemaking history and a general prejudice against the quality of its wines. Quebec wine production falls under the style of cold…

Cape Venture Lubanzi Red 2017

This is a new brand , and one that I see as part of the growing trend combining wine and philanthropy. They called their wines Lubanzi after a stray dog that attached himself to the adventurous friends while they were hiking along the Wild Coast. Cape Venture was founded by two young Americans who fell…

Weingut Pittnauer Pitti 2017

Burgenland is a large wine-producing region on the eastern border of Austria with an unrivalled diversity. This region is renowned for the production of some of the world’s finest white wines, but also for producing some of the richest and most full-bodied red wines in Austria using local indigenous varieties. Weingut Pittnauer is a family…

Fritsch Materia Prima 2017

For decades, the Fritsch family has been the driving force behind quality winegrowing on the Wagram . Grüner Veltliner, which occupies one third of the vineyard, Riesling and Zweigelt are the main varieties. Pinot Noir is “a matter of the heart” for Karl Fritsch, he can show him all his skills. His efforts were rewarded…

Silvio Grasso Langhe Rosso 2016

The Grasso family have been making wine since 1927, but have only been bottling all their production since the mid – 1980s, when Alessio Federico took over from his father Silvio. The total vineyard surface area is 14 hectares; 6 estate are owned and 8 are leased. Federico Grasso is backed by his wife Marilena…