Wines made from Petit Manseng grapes - Page 4

The family-owned company, which has supplied the Royal Family since the reign of King George III, is celebrating its 325th anniversary this year. It is the UK’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, but it continues to innovate, and it now plans to capitalise on the growing demand for luxury spirits. The Spirits Shop will open on the corner of St James’s Street, close to the company’s flagship store at 63 Pall Mall. Geordie Willis, who serves as the brand experiences and creative director at Berry B ...

First introduced with the 2006 vintage in 2009, the Vendemmia d’Artista series commissions different artists each year to capture the character of the vintage in limited edition sculptures and labels. This 14th edition of the Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista series will see 100 double magnums, 10 imperials and one salmanazar sold to raise money for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which plans to expand its Mind’s Eye initiative – a programme that enables the visually impaired to experien ...

On the highest volcano in Europe, the magic number is 142: the contrade of Etna represented on a colourful new map just released by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Etna DOC. In the age of viticultural cartography, the Sicilian district has embraced ‘zoning’ to enhance every single nuance of its territory, mostly cultivated with Nerello Mascalese and Carricante. ‘This map establishes the full viticultural maturity of our district and underlines the attitude of its winemakers to team up,’ said Francesco ...