I have always been fascinated by the diversity, creativity and sometimes eccentricity that characterises the wine industry, globally.
Wherever you go you will find grape growers and winemakers looking for ways to achieve better outcomes in their vineyards and wineries - for smoother management, better business returns and to develop pleasing wine styles to keep their customer base turned on. In more recent years a driving force for different approaches to vineyard management has been the focus on climate change.
One of the best tools they can work with is the massive range of grape varieties that are a feature of this industry. In the ‘New World’, varietal experimentation has been happening for a long time and, more recently, has been gaining momentum in response to the impact of climate change. In the ‘Old World’, however, varietal diversity has been severely restrained by long-standing strict regulations to ‘protect’
