Winery QuotidianoIl Tridente Maserati Bianco

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 ...

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 ...

Spaces on Decanter’s Piedmont wine trip this October are selling fast with only a few places remaining. Trip Highlights Looking for an extraordinary way to wrap up the year? This is your sign to book the trip of a lifetime. Join Decanter in the vines of some of Piedmont’s most esteemed vineyards, enjoy wine flights from iconic wineries, including Gaja, and sample some of the finest cuisine the region has to offer. If there’s two things the Italians never get wrong, it’s f ...