Win a unique trip to the magical Fonterutoli Estate in Tuscany Chianti produces wines of global acclaim and has firmly earned its place amongst the greatest wine regions of the world. Alongside the new release of Siepi 2013, in association with wine travel company Winerist, the CityAM Wine Club is excited to announce a new competition. One lucky winner will win a unique trip to [...]
Competition: Win a case of Sauternes with CityAM Wine Club *This competition is now closed To make joining the CityAM Wine Club taste even sweeter, we are offering two lucky entrants the opportunity to win a full case of Sauternes from one of Bordeaux’s top chateaux. Chateau Rieussec is one of nine estates originally classified by Napoleon in 1855 as a Sauternes Premier Cru. [...]
Join CityAM Wine Club and build your dream cellar CityAM has launched a readers’ Wine Club aimed at both investors and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life. We will be working with some of the world’s leading wine estates to provide exclusive offers on some of the most exciting bottles on the market; you can either pick out your favourites [...]
Italy: From fine wine backwater to Sassicaia superstar March 27, 2015 It is only in the last 40 years that Italy has been re-discovered and recognised as a high quality wine producer – but now it is a source of a great variety of fine wines. There are an estimated 1,000 vitis vinifera varieties cultivated in Italy and it has more than 300 different wine producing regions [...]
California: Where fine winemakers are free to experiment March 27, 2015 Wine production began in California with Spanish missionaries producing sacramental wine. The ensuing 1849 California gold rush resulted in the production of wine for commercial purposes, and the planting of vineyards increased, particularly around the regions of Sonoma, Napa and Santa Clara. By the end of the 1800s, California was producing 1.1 million hectare [...]
From Rioja to Rueda, there’s been a revolution in Spanish fine wine March 27, 2015 Spain is the third largest wine producing country in the world and has more area under vine than France and Italy. Cadiz has seen vines cultivated since 3,000 BC. Since Spain joined the European Union in 1986, it has undergone a huge wine revolution. Spain’s classification system is similar to Italy, labelling wines as [...]
