Most of us by now are used to the changes that our climate has sprung upon us. Humid winters interspersed with extreme weather conditions: flash flooding, spring frosts and hail, followed by a hot, dry summer. We can really no longer talk about “millésimes solaires” (sunny vintages) as the sun seems to be far less of a variable on vintage quality than it was in the past. Thanks to the drought conditions that we have so often experienced during the summer months over the past decade, when rain comes at the end of the summer, it is a godsend rather than a threat...

One of the most considered opinions on a subject that tends to divide people into those who think that sustainability is a very positive move in the right direction and those who think that it is a cop out and not going far enough in the organic direction...

July being a calm season, I am spending my time writing and it has really made me turn my attention to the whos, whys, whens, hows and whats of the wine business, especially the way we communicate about wine.