Wine ChroniclesBordeaux : Welcome 2023
Initial reflections on Bordeaux 2023 – from Zürich to Bellefont-Belcier By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine Chronicles 30 November 2025 After a comprehensive tasting organised by the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) of the recently bottled 2023 vintage in Zürich earlier this month, I left less impressed than expected. One often hears winemakers praise […]
Sugar in Wine? Check Your Latte First.
We often fixate on “sugar in wine” as if it’s a dire dietary culprit, but the comparison is rarely fair. By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine Chronicles 24 November 2025 While tasting excellent wines from Domaine Wach in Northern Alsace, co-owner Jessica Ouellet – wife of seventh generation owner Pierre Wach – explained to me the […]
Alsace Clarity
From Rivalry to Revelry By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine Chronicles 12 November 2025 It was a night to remember in Colmar! 🌟 The 6th annual post-harvest dinner – known as Widderkumme – gathered representatives from 19 top Alsace wineries, see above photo — each devoted to expressing the soul of their terroirs, from crystalline Riesling […]
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