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All hail Summertime. It's time to get the cellar ready for June, July and August. Chilled wines for poolside and fire-escape lounging. Lighter bodied wines for warmer weather days. And, of course, some great red wines with a kick of spice to pair up with that beacon of the season: the mighty mighty BBQ. Continue reading

In his latest interview, winegrower Roland Velich talks to Austrian journalist Christian Seiler about the most recent international success of his red wines, the background to his discovery of Blaufränkisch as a great grape-variety, the blessings (and the hardships) of stubborn determination, and the reasons why he is reluctant to put his wines in blind tastings. Continue reading