Watch Here You can find this video in our community space here Summary What comes to your mind when you think about Bordeaux? Is it carefully manicured fairytale Chateaux of the left bank? The 1855 classification? The First Growths? These prestigious wines garner much of the attention, but only

Watch Here: You can find this recording in our community space here Summary Historically, particularly in the great vineyards of Europe, vintage variation has played a crucial role in the quality of the wines. But given these regions are

How to Watch You can catch this session on our community space here Summary In this month’s Icon tasting, we introduce the wonderful wines of Stephane Tissot and his iconic Ch. Chalon Vin Jaune 2016. As well as learning about this brilliant producer, we also consider

Watch Here You can find this recording in our community space here Summary In this month’s Icon tasting, I get to try one of the Northern Rhone superstars, Domaine JP Jamet’s Cote-Rotie from 2011. It got me thinking about what it takes to elevate a

Introduction Wines are the most fascinating and complex liquids. Water and Ethanol (“alcohol”) comprise the major part of what is in a glass. But all the properties of a wine come from the remaining 2%. Over a thousand compounds, many in microscopic quantities, create all that we smell, taste, see and feel – and in the case of sparkling wines, hear.   Everything from sediment to wine diamonds, from the aroma of lychee to the taste of gooseberry, from mouthfeel to

A new German wine law requires coming to grips with not one complex system, but three. German wine classification is vexing: impeccably precise yet notoriously inscrutable — and bifurcated at that. The good news? Germany's national classification system was recently reformed to improve clarity and transparency. The bad? Those reforms do not take full effect until 2026. So, for now, students of German wine must master not one complex classification system, but three. With all this in mind, here is a short guide to the long story of how Germany classifies its wines. Strap in!

Earlier last month, I ran my first webinar for Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) — an overview of what it means to be a wine journalist and what it takes to turn this into a viable and successful career choice. Ahead of a series of stories I’m going to be regularly writing for the blog and a brand-new podcast due to launch later this year (more on this further down), the webinar’s topic was the ideal means to introduce myself to the WSG audience.

About The Course In 2018, Wendy Narby published ‘The Drinking Woman’s Diet’; a ‘liver-friendly lifestyle guide’ to share tips and tricks to balance a life in wine and good health based on 30 years in the wine business. It addresses serious issues in a light-hearted way, through a lens of living in France. It includes advice from French women including wine makers, therapists and yogis, with some tried and tested recommendations to help maintain a healthy lifestyle without giving

The Wine Scholar Guild is proud to announce that Julien Camus, WSG President, has received a “Future 50” award! The Future 50 list, compiled by Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), recognizes 50 talented and enterprising professionals representing the next generation of leaders within the global wine, spirit and sake industries. With over 600 nominees, Camus was selected for the award by an illustrious and international panel of judges in London in November of 2019.