Monoculture is the planting and cultivation of one single crop over a large swath of farmland. Polyculture is farming where many crops are planted side-by-side or even together to increase biodiversity and subsequently foster sustainability. It also turns out that...
Mitchelton Australia, Victoria One of the oldest wineries in Australia with a history spanning 180 years, Mitchelton has travelled a long distance with the baton of wine-making being passed on from one generation to another. In fact, the winery today is what we call a...
Anatolikos Vineyards, in the northernmost coastal vineyard of Greece, and the Nikolaidis brothers, in particular, are responsible for the revival of the great variety of the region, Mavroudi. With great devotion towards organic farming, they have consistently created...
Christian Zago is the fifth generation to run Ca’ dei Zago, a small estate in the hills near Valdobbiadene. They farm their 16 acres of vines according to biodynamic methods, and make just two wines. Christian (below) is often referred to as the face of the “new wave”...
Returning to her home region of Murcia, Julia Casado worked with a number of local wineries, including Vega Sicilia and Casa Castillo. It was there that La del Terreno was born and, in 2015, Julia made her first vintage in their cellars. In 2016, Julia moved her...
Real winemakers get their hands dirty – hands black with wines. That is what Manos Negras (or translated to Black Hands) is all about, and that is how they make their handcrafted wines. Manos Negras was born out of the long-time friendship and professional...
