
Mark Walpole
@fightinggullyrd
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Vigneron, and general all-rounder for Fighting Gully Road wines at Beechworth. Alternative varieties tragic; and walnut grower too!
Victoria, Australia
Joined June 2009
Chianti star Isole e Olena will join Brunello star Biondi Santi in the EPI #wine portfolio. @WineSpectator's @BSandersonWine reports
winespectator.com
The Chianti standout and its super Tuscan Cepparello cuvée join Brunello star Biondi Santi in the EPI portfolio
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Frost is not uncommon in vineyards, but it's rare for freezing temperatures to strike Oregon and California in mid-April, damaging growing vines. @WineSpectator reports #wine
winespectator.com
The extent of damage to vineyards and the 2022 crop in Willamette Valley, Lodi and the Sierra Foothills is still being assessed
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In Chablis vineyards, fear grows that destructive frosts may become the norm
reuters.com
For French winemaker Thomas Ventoura, the spring frost that hit the Chablis vineyards of northeast Burgundy over the weekend has a bitter taste of déjà-vu.
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Undoubtedly Sangiovese will too spread to cooler and drier regions in Australia not currently growing the variety, with great results.
winespectator.com
At Le Ragnaie, Riccardo Campinoti demonstrated the merits of high-altitude Brunello. Now more producers are moving up. Robert Camuto visits ]to learn what's behind the estate's success.
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Australia’s warning time is running out: Beazley | Brendan Nicholson | via @aspi_org.
aspistrategist.org.au
Former defence minister Kim Beazley has delivered a sobering comparison between how Australia dealt with the lead-up to World War II and the complex and deteriorating strategic situation it faces...
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RT @whiteswine: Any mob that can't run a gubmnt, and a dirty one at that, has no chance of managing something as complex and vulnerable as….
theguardian.com
Members of irrigation review committee say NSW could end up licensing an unsustainable amount of water
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Prosecco protesters rise up against ‘ruthless expansion’ of Italian winemakers
theguardian.com
Locals say cypress trees have been lost and rivers polluted by pesticides and wastewater from wineries
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