Personalities

Gary Vaynerchuk: Russian interview
February 2010
This is the first time when I will not be able to provide a full translation of the original Russian piece. More

Dromos, Russia and Etruscans
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹5(106)October 2009
Poggio Verrano winery on the Tuscan coast in Maremma is fairly young. More

Ornellaia new milestones
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹2(103)March 2009
In a quarter century of its existence Tenuta dell’Ornellaia achieved outstanding results. More

Dirk Niepoort: «My beliefs are traditional»
Drinks plus ¹10 December 2008
The independent family shipper Niepoort has been making Port since 1842. More

Dominic Symington: «Port is delicious»
«Enoteka» ¹ 12-1(69) 2008-2009
Symington Family Estates is well known to Port lovers. More

Russia’s beautiful business
Meininger’s Wine Business International Issue 6 December 2008
An interview with Dmitry Pinsky by Eleonora Scholes More

Prince Robert of Luxembourg: “Ultimately, it is about wine”
«Enoteka» ¹9(66) 2008
Right after a historic tasting of La Mission Haut-Brion, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, being in a cheerful mood, agreed to give a summary of the day in a special interview. More

The only chance for vintage port
«Magnum» ¹1-2 (23) 2008
After a two-day historic tasting of vintage Croft and Taylor’s with vintages spanning for over a century, Eleonora Scholes spoke to David Guimaraens, chief winemaker of The Fladgate Partnership holding that owns these prestigious brands. More

Man who brings up wine
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹1 (92) January-February 2008
Dirk Niepoort of the Niepoort port house is known as a current generation of a famous family dynasty as well as a winemaker who headed the quality table wines movement in the Douro Valley. More

Roland Velich and great Blaufrankisch
«Magnum» ¹10-11 (21) October-November 2007
This interview was preceded by a meeting that had happened in Austria two years ago. More

David Peppercorn: The object of buying wine is to drink it
«Magnum» ¹6-7(19) June-July 2007
Straight after the Egon Muller — Scharzhof tasting our correspondent Eleonora Scholes spoke to a famous wine expert, Master of Wine, consultant, wine merchant and author of several wine books David Peppercorn. More

Egon Muller: Great Riesling will always be limited
«Magnum» ¹6-7(19) June-July 2007
The tasting of eighty wines from the renowned German winemaking estate Egon Muller — Scharzhof was the key seasonal event. More

Andrea Paoletti: from Tuscany to Georgia
«Magnum» ¹4(17) April 2007
A highly demanded consultant in Tuscany, Andrea Paoletti started his career in a cult Tuscan Tignanello estate. More

Michele Shah: female judge
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹1 (82) January 2007
Englishwoman Michele Shah has lived in Italy for 30 years. More

Joel Payne: Precise calculation
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹11 (81) December 2006
“Gault Millau” is one of a few publications that has carefully followed the development of the German winemaking. More

August Kesseler: the art of working with Pinot Noir
«Magnum» ¹10(12) 2006
What was there to expect from a professional tasting hosted by 200 German winemaking estates? More

Philippe Casteja: «Merchants have to move all the time»
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹8 (78) September 2006
Philippe Casteja is an influential Bordeaux negociant and owner of Borie-Manoux, an independent family company. More

Extraordinary Lageder
«Magnum» ¹6-7(9) 2006
The medieval Cason Hirschprunn mansion is full of life. More

Brand builder Prince Robert of Luxembourg
"Magnum" ¹6-7(9) 2006
Can traditions of Bordeaux become a base for a new class of wines which answer requirements of modern times? More

Madam Brunello
"Magnum" ¹4(7) April 2006
Men talk about their success, women — about daily problems and emotional side of things. More

Nicolas Joly: "It’s all about frequencies and wavelengths"
"Magnum" ¹3(6) March 2006
New biodynamic movement has taken off the ground mainly through the efforts of only one person. More

Twice Gaja
"Magnum" ¹1(5) January-February 2006
We agreed to meet in Barbaresco at eleven in the morning. More

Hugh Johnson: the writer about wine
"Vinnaya Karta" ¹11 (70) December 2005
Hugh Johnson is the most authoritative wine writer in the world. More

Ideal model
"Magnum" ¹3 (3) November 2005
Cristina Geminiani lives in Romagna — not the most exciting place from point of view of wines made there. More

Michel Julien: There are serious wines in Languedoc
"Vinnaya Karta" ¹10 (69) November 2005
About forty producers of Languedoc and Roussillon came to September regional tasting in Moscow. More

Dominic Symington: Instinct gets us to the ideas…
"Vitrina" ¹10 November 2005
The Symington family knows everything about port production. More

Stephan von Neipperg: The German who has re-created Bordeaux
"Magnum" ¹2(2) October 2005
Stephan von Neipperg comes from a German winemaking dynasty. More

Michel Garnero: Wines and dishes must have the same weight category
"Vinnaya Karta" ¹8 (67) September 2005
Michel Garnero has prepared many a famous sommelier. More

Alejandro Fernandez: worker number one
"Magnum" ¹1(1) September 2005
All the wine world knows this Spaniard from Ribera del Duero. More

Egon Muller: I want to test myself
"Vinnaya Karta" ¹6 (65) July 2005, "Vasha Vinnaya Karta" ¹6 July 2005
Scharzhofberg is one of the greatest vineyards in Germany and in the world. More

Pablo Alvarez: It takes a lifetime to make wine
"Sommelier.ru" ¹14 (40)/2005
Pablo Alvarez owns one of the most mysterious and legendary estates in the world — Pago de la Vega Santa Cecilia y Carrascal. More

Jean-Luc Thunevin: Secret of ripe fruit
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹4 (63) May 2005, «Vasha Vinnaya Karta» ¹4 May 2005
Jean-Luc Thunevin is a creator of ‘garage’ wines. They had an effect of exploded bomb in Bordeaux in 1990s and put into existence armies of followers and opponents. More

Edouard Moueix: Wine to wait for
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹3 (62) April 2005, «Vasha Vinnaya Karta» ¹3 April 2005
Edouard Moueix, heir to Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, the most influential wine business of the Right Bank Bordeaux, visited Moscow by invitation of DP-Trade importer. More

Shalva Khetsuriani: Georgia through the eyes of a Georgian who was in France
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹3 (62) April 2005
Shalva Khetsuriani is a young generation of Georgian winemakers. More

Pascal Jolivet’s little joys
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹1 (60) January-February 2005, «Vasha Vinnaya Karta» ¹1 February 2005
Pascal Jolivet, an unconventional young Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume producer, recently visited Moscow to present his latest wines. More

Karl Korab: I paint wines
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹11 (59) December 2004
It was a bottle of wine that provoked my interest to the art of Karl Korab. More

Berry Bros. & Rudd: old-fashioned innovator of wine trade
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹11 (59) December 2004
It is not often that you see companies with three hundred years of history in the drinks industry. More

Young Guigal
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹9 (57) October 2004
Interview with Philippe Guigal, son of legendary Rhone winemaker Marcel Guigal, happened during their recent family visit to Russia. More

Stephane Derenoncourt and New Idea of Bordeaux
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹2 (50) March 2004
Our meeting with Stephane Derenoncourt turned out to be a logical link in a chain of events that happened to him in the past few months. More

Female winemaking: from tractor to bestseller
«Vinnaya Karta» ¹2 (50) March 2004
Pruning vines, racking wines and loading boxes with wine is usually a man’s job. More

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