Carmenère a history of patience

Carmenère a history of patience

Thanks to its rediscovery, the long misunderstood grape variety has slowly carved a path to success. If Carmenère were a saying, it would without a doubt be “everything comes to those who wait”. This black grape variety has been around for centuries, and yet it has...
Wine Celebration Days for 2024

Wine Celebration Days for 2024

With an ever increasing range of grape varieties available in the UK why not arrange a promotion/event around a single grape variety, Please see below a range of grape celebration days. All of these varieties are available from The Global Winery. 16 February –...
This is what the younger generation want from wine

This is what the younger generation want from wine

Last week, at a Vinexpo Paris press briefing in London, it was revealed what younger consumers want from wine, and why they are drinking less, but spending more than their parents’ generation. The number of people under the age of 40 who drink wine at least once a...
Sauvignon Blanc or Savvy B.

Sauvignon Blanc or Savvy B.

One of the world’s current most stylish and popular grape varieties. Aromatic, full of flavour and best drunk young and fresh. First referenced in the Loire Valley in France in 1534. Then disappeared until the late eighteenth century. The name derives from the French...
Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety

Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety

Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety. País, aka Listán Prieto, is the oldest vine not only in Chile, but in the Americas. One of the first Vitis vinifera varieties to be brought by the Spanish, it spread across the continents of North and South America...
Chile vintners go potty for compost

Chile vintners go potty for compost

Producers in the South American country are getting giddy over compost, and with good reason. With climate change transforming Chile’s wine regions, sustainability is the hot word on everyone’s lips. From bountiful biological corridors and biodynamic soils to...