Another Connoisseur Course of the Ian D’Agata Wine Academy Meets with Success
The Ian D’Agata Wine Academy (IDWA) currently runs three different courses on Italian wines, the Connoisseur (or Introductory level), the Advanced (an intermediate level) and the Educator (the top level). On Saturday July 26, the school ran another Connoisseur course in Shanghai following the one also held in Shanghai on May 22 this year, with fifteen wine […]
Vivant in Shanghai
by Ian D’Agata
Weekly Wines in the Spotlight: Gaidoz-Forget & Produttori del Barbaresc
by Ian D’Agata
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi: Both New and Older Vintages Shine
by Ian D’Agata
McPrice Myers in California: A Journey from Understated Talent to Unmissable Excellence
by Michele Gargani
Le Sélect in Toronto
by Ian D’Agata
Robert Haller of the Burgerspital in Franken, retires
Robert Haller, the long-tenured and very much respected director of the Würzburg Bürgerspital (which he presided over for eighteen years) is going to retire and he will certainly be missed at the winery. Fortunately, he plans to continue on a little more as Franken VDP chairman, good news for the Franken and all those who […]
Weekly Wines in the Spotlight: Domaine Ostertag & Hungarovin
by Ian D’Agata
New Releases of Exciting Italian Wines You Might Not Know
by Ian D’Agata
Toronto 2025: The city’s Top Wine Professionals Attend Masterclasses and Wine Dinner Featuring Italian and Chinese Wineries
On Monday, June 23, the wines of over twenty Italian wineries and one leading Chinese winery were featured in Toronto, Canada, at an all-day affair attended by some of the city’s most prominent wine professionals, including educators, sommeliers, importers and bloggers/journalists. From about ten in the morning to four in the afternoon, over thirty wine […]
