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The Life of an MW Student – Sixteen

‘Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life’. Yeah, right. I joined the wine trade because I love wine. I am fascinated by it. The…

Producer Profile: The Foursquare Rum Distillery

Producer Profile: The Foursquare Rum Distillery The Foursquare Rum Distillery, as we know it today, began life in the 1996 when the R.L. Seale Company purchased the Foursquare Sugar Factory…

Producer Profile: Au Bon Climat

Producer Profile: Au Bon Climat Au Bon Climat translates as ‘well-exposed vineyard’. It is a winery found in California which broke trends and barriers for American – and particularly Californian…

Grape Expectations: Cabernet Sauvignon

Looking back at the list of grape varieties I’ve covered in the year-and-a-bit I’ve been writing these articles, it seems astonishing that I’ve managed to miss this one out. Cabernet…

The Life of an MW Student – Fifteen

The Life of an MW Student – Fifteen ‘What, there’s a stage THREE?’ – This is what ran through my head when an email dropped into my inbox about the…