Wines made from Touriga nacional grapes of Portugal

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

Lapierre, a Master of Wine since 2013, is already part of Vint’s investment committee and will step into the new director of wine role as the group looks to grow. He joins Vint from the California-based Vinfolio fine wine group, where he most recently served as president. Vint is one of several groups that has said it wants to make investing in wine as an alternative asset more accessible. Founded in 2019, the group has since 2021 specialised in offering Securities & Exchange Commission-qual ...

Inside the March 2023 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES Bordeaux 2020 in-bottle Scores and notes on 40 high-scoring wines, tasted by Decanter’s Georgina Hindle My top 20: South American Syrah As selected by Amanda Barnes Vintage preview: southern Rhône 2021 Matt Walls tastes and reports Empire & vine How the colonial era left its stamp on the world of wine. By Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre Producer profile: Orin Swift Jonathan Cristaldi on the Gallo-owned Californian brand and its original cre ...