Winery Mario GattaEra

The French photographer captured his subject resting against the side of the vat after completing the arduous task. ‘This beautifully lit and framed image encapsulates the dedication, the sheer physical hard work involved in making wine – no glamour here,’ said Caroline Kenyon, the founder of the awards ceremony. ‘There’s so much character in the subject’s face – weary but triumphant, she knows it’s a tough job well done.’ Gaudillère had already won the ‘People’ sub-category of the Errazuriz Win ...

I started to write my thoughts on the vintage as the dust settled from the annual primeur’s week (or month in my case) and when my teeth and lips had finally lost their purple hue – an unsightly image I documented once on Instagram. This year more than 7,000 eager wine tasters were welcomed onto the red carpets of various historic châteaux buildings, past manicured gardens and into beautifully decorated tasting rooms to taste the new batch of baby wines before tucking into lavish spreads, often ...

Merchants expect release prices for Bordeaux 2022 en primeur wines to increase by 7.8% on average versus last year’s campaign for the 2021 vintage, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its figures are based on forecasts for ‘ex-[Bordeaux] négociant’ prices (€ per bottle) across 10 top estates. Prices were also set to be nearly 5% higher than for the 2020-vintage en primeur campaign two years ago, said Liv-ex. It surveyed its membership after en primeur tasting week and prior to this ...