Drumroll please...
The stage is set and a verdant hush descends over the vineyards of the Northern Hemisphere. Harvest is upon us with it the old world's wine world tenses in collective anticipation at this most heart quickening time of the year. Vintages can be made and lost in the coming weeks when the clemency of the early autumn weather is well and truly put to the test.
So it is with delight that we announce voices old and new to guide us through the trials and tribulations of the various harvests. From the bunch to the blog in the quickest time possible we have...
...from Bordeaux's right bank, the returning voice of Edouard Moueix, providing updates from Providence, one of the stars in their stellar collection of Pomerol estates. New to us year is Maxime Thienpont, son of Luc, giving us the left bank perspective from the vines of our much loved Margaux micro-property Chateau Clos des Quatres Vents. Lovers of Piedmontese wines will be delighed to hear that Buyers' Blog favourite Silvia Altare has kindly agreed to furnish us with more of her delightful reports from the frontvine, while further south Marco de Grazia has agreed to give us updates from the slopes of Mt. Etna and one of our estates of the moment, Tenuta delle Terre Nere. Last and by no means least, the extremely affable August Kesseler has agreed to keep us up to speed on events in the Rheingau.
There are more big names to come so watch this space, it is guaranteed to be something of a harvest festival...
