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Meet winemakers Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia from Costadilà

Meet winemakers Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia from Costadilà

Costadilà was established by Ernesto Cattel, who sadly died in 2018. Today the winery in Veneto is run by Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia. Costadilà is known for helping to revive the traditional methods for making prosecco before the widespread use modern technology such as sealed tanks for mass

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Meet Winemaker Beka Gotsadze from Gotsa Wines

Meet Winemaker Beka Gotsadze from Gotsa Wines

Beka Gotsadze runs Gotsa Wines in Kiketi, 25 kilometers from the center of Tbilisi and 1300 meters above sea level. His first vintage was in 2010. "My great grandfather was a winemaker. I trained as an architect and had a big company up to the end of the 2010

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Meet Winemaker Zurab Mgvdliasvhili from Nikalas Marani winery

Meet Winemaker Zurab Mgvdliasvhili from Nikalas Marani winery

Zurab Mgvdliasvhili runs the Nikalas Marani winery in the Kakheti region of Georgia. The cellar was built by his great grandfather in 1928 - the winery is named in his honour. He makes natural wines using the quevri (kvevri) in traditional and more modern styles. "My winery name is

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What Is Orange Wine?

What Is Orange Wine?

Find out more about orange wines, also known as amber wines or skin-macerated white wines.

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ALIVE! Meet Rosa Kruger - on a mission to preserve the old vines of South Africa

ALIVE! Meet Rosa Kruger - on a mission to preserve the old vines of South Africa

Rosa Kruger works with vineyards across South Africa and runs the Old Vineyard Project, which catalogues plots of old vines in the country - some dating back to 1880. We caught up with her ahead of the festival ... "My name is Rosa Kruger. I call myself a vineyard manager.

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ALIVE! Meet Pedro Parra - rock fan, wine terroir consultant and winemaker in Chile

Pedro Parra holds a PhD in terroir and a masters degree in precision agriculture. He travels the world as a terroir consultant and makes his own vintages in the Itata region of Chile. At Alive! he will host a talk called 'Why Rocks Matter Most.' Why do rocks

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ALIVE! Meet Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life.

ALIVE! Meet Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life.

Merlin is the author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures.  This book is an international bestseller, winner of the Wainwright Prize 2021, and has been nominated for a host of other prizes, including the British Book Awards Book of the Year

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RAW WINE Berlin Offs

Mussels & Wine - by Treat Berlin With special Winemaker Guest from Portugal - Douro: Vila Rachel (Raw Wine Member) Monday 29.11.21, From 18:00 Location: Hallmann & Klee - Böhmische Str. 13, 12055 Berlin Tickets available at: www.treat.wine/mussels Because the RAW WINE weekend is

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