Minkyu poured me a glass, and I was immediately transported into a very different universe. Where the Sparkling Magpie was festive and light-hearted, I felt like the Tiger Reserve would be the ideal companion to a late night of drinking with close friends, when the time has come for sharing confidences and life-contemplation.

Winemaker Timo Mayer, founder of Mayer Wines, and owner of the steep Bloody Hill vineyard in the Yarra Valley — is a leading voice for low‑intervention, cool‑climate wines and whole‑bunch ferments. 
We couldn’t miss his Ho Chi Minh City visit to learn more about the man behind the brand.

At Wines Experience Ho Chi Minh City 2026, a NielsenIQ-supported panel asked what comes next for Southeast Asia’s hospitality and wine markets. The data was revealing. The answers were more so.

On 22 October, a tasting by Bordeaux Wines set out to dust off the image of Bordeaux abroad. Easy-drinking whites, crémants and reds, family estates, career changers and a fair trade collective.

Nino, 55, is Georgian by birth but spent much of her life in Russia, where she worked as a professional pianist. It was a serious career, a life shaped by discipline, by the pursuit of something internal – maybe a quest of harmony.

At the Abuladze household, as is often the case in Georgia, wine is a family affair.
For Baia, a cheerful woman in her thirties, the relationship with the vine started early, helping her parents work their two hectares of agricultural land.

Just a train ride away from Tokyo City Center, Ishikawa Brewery is laden in history and traditions. Cellar Bridge takes you on a visit into the heart of sake and beer brewing.

Our report on ProWine Singapore 2026 and the wineries we think you should know.

It is under a drizzling rain that I arrive in Geneva. After two weeks of perfect weather, I can’t help wondering if that’s a bad omen. I was certainly hoping for better weather to shoot the vineyards.

We road-tested the Kairos electronic wine aerator – a contactless, mmWave-based device new to Vietnam – with three Ho Chi Minh City sommeliers:

Inside Vinexpo Asia 2026 in Hong Kong: record numbers, the rise of Be Spirits, and standout producers from Etna to Tasmania, South Africa to Champagne.