How Competitions Have Reshaped the Sommelier Profession. Before becoming a star of the wine world, the sommelier was long a cellar man. In the mid-twentieth century, the profession even came close to disappearing. From the founding of a trade union…
At the far end of Spain, where the Atlantic crashes against the green hills of the north-west, lies one of the country's most singular wine regions. Long kept out of the spotlight, it has gradually established itself as Spain's benchmark…
We know Piedmont for its stars, Barolo and Barbaresco, two names that are enough to charm wine lovers anywhere in the world. But just a few kilometres away lies another region, hillier, more intimate and every bit as fascinating: Monferrato.…
