Per Karlsson

Champagne Vaucelle in the Cote des Bar has just finished harvesting its grapes. A record early harvest with high sugar levels. Promising.

Beautiful views over the vineyards in Roussillon. Most of it is probably grenache. After the first morning session of Grenaches du Monde

They do some odd things in New Zealand. For example, gigantic dogs and sheep in corrugated iron. And moses (?). I missed the stork in high heels. This is in Tirau, south of Auckland, New

Waiheke Island in Auckland Bay, New Zealand, is not a big wine region but it has several interesting wine producers. The biggest is Man O’War but we prefer to go to a smaller one. Podere

Admiring some of the most expensive farmland in the world. Looking out over the vines in the vineyard Le Montrachet in Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy. They produce some of the world’s most highly appreciated chardonnay wines.

One of our favourite stops in Piedmont is at Bera. They are in Barbaresco but also make a number of other wines. For example, a vineyard barolo. We had a fabulous tasting of almost all

Sometimes it is not the most famous that impress. Not that Domaine Michel Magnien and Frederic Magnien, Morey St Denis, Bourgogne is a unkwown name. But it is slightly unusual. Eschewing barrel aging, in favour

If it is good weather, you’ll get brilliant views of the sea and of Auckland when you arrive in New Zealand. Auckand is not a very big city but do take a few days in

Travelling with us to New Zealand, it is quite possible that you will meet some legendary pioneers, like Nigel Greening at Felton Road, Central Otago, New Zealand. Felton Road is one of the *greats* in