“Old vines” — marketing hype or a real and important thing? For the creators of the Old Vine Registry (OVR), they are a real and important element of the wine world. Start with definition. OVR defines ...

The Old Vine Registry, the world’s largest and most authoritative database of historic vine plantings, has entered the new ...

“Old vine” is a commonly used term in the world of high-end wine. It seems to imply something regal about a wine, a greater sense of depth, concentration or profundity of character. As with most ...

This past weekend during a black-tie event at the Vinexposium gathering in Paris, France, the prestigious V d’Or wine awards were presented to recognize the top business initiatives in the wine and ...

After years of working in wine sales and marketing, Brigitte Chevalier, owner and winemaker of Domaine de Cébène, and her husband Pierre, relocated to Languedoc in 2006, to “start a new life” making ...

It is an article of faith among many wine lovers — and a good number of winegrowers, too — that old vines are inherently superior to younger vines when it comes to wine of the highest quality. But is ...

It was a pleasant early-autumn afternoon at Firriato Winery’s Cavanera Estate on the north-east slopes of Mount Etna. Cumulus clouds linger in the bright blue sky as the volcano’s familiar coronet of ...

We often hear the expression "old vine" and see it printed primarily on Zinfandel labels. But has anyone officially defined what that means? Not really. In the U.S., there is no legal definition for ...

The country's indigenous old vine grapes allow producers to create wine unlike anywhere else in the world. Despite historical hurdles, they've only just begun. Ani Duzdabanyan is an Armenian-American ...

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