Guy Woodward

London

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Director, Grand Cru Creative. Content editor, 67 Pall Mall Columnist, Harpers/Gentleman's Journal Ex-editor, Decanter/Club Oenologique @guywoodward.bsky.social

Articles

Guy Woodward: how to avoid putting off consumers

3 weeks ago | harpers.co.uk | Guy Woodward

HomePeople & Opinion By Guy WoodwardPublished: 15 May, 2025I’m going to come right out and admit it. I’ve worked in the wine world for 22 years now, and I still don’t really understand malolactic fermentation. I know what it is, in principle. I even know roughly what it does. But how it works or how you stop it? Not a scooby… Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content. If you already have a subscription please log in.
Romanée-Disconti: The essential Burgundies to know

1 month ago | thegentlemansjournal.com | Guy Woodward

Members Food & Drink Burgundy still has hidden gems – and value – to uncoverWords: Guy WoodwardPhotography: Matthew Beedle Within wine circles, Burgundy has always had a certain allure. Home to the world’s most vaunted vineyards, and the ultimate ‘terroir’ wines, these coveted cuvées are accorded quasi-mythical status by enthusiasts and collectors.
The Dilution of Terroir

2 months ago | timatkin.com | Guy Woodward

First up, a trigger warning… I’m approaching this article from the premise that terroir exists. It’s a position to which I would hope most readers of this site would subscribe. But in the age of Holocaust deniers and conspiracy theorists, and of establishment newspapers running 1,600-word articles exploring the theory that Brigitte Macron is actually a man, you can never be too sure. So for the sake of clarity – and Sunny Hodge – let’s start with a quick recap.
Guy Woodward: how polytunnels could enhance producers’ toolkit

2 months ago | harpers.co.uk | Guy Woodward

HomePeople & Opinion By Guy WoodwardPublished: 13 March, 2025From Margaret River to Mendoza, Barolo to Burgundy, I’ve seen some picturesque vineyards in my time. The B58 Winery in Beaulieu was not one of them. Muddy, grey and damp, the scene that February morning would do nothing to dispel an outsider’s preconceptions of English wine. Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content. If you already have a subscription please log in.
Grange La Chapelle: The marriage of two icons

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Joel Harrison |Nina Caplan |Guy Woodward |Ciaran Griffiths

A multi-continent cuvée appears to break every norm of winemaking and defy the logic of much that underscores the holy grail of terroir, which is, above all, focused on a wine’s link to a specific location. But the new Grange La Chapelle, arguably the most significant wine of this type to date, has now arrived, and it is a blend of a quality to mollify even the most ambivalent onlooker.
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library

Mar 5, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Peiyu Zhang |Huan Zhang |Shaopeng Wang |Guy Woodward

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UNDER THE SURFACE | How impending disaster yielded a change of style at Harlan

Feb 13, 2025 | 67pallmall.com | Guy Woodward

UNDER THE SURFACE | How impending disaster yielded a change of style at Harlan For most Napa Valley producers, 2020 is a vintage they would sooner forget – if they even made wine at all. For Harlan Estate, says Guy Woodward, the challenging conditions gave rise to a fresh approach that has since become the norm…2020 is a vintage that will long be imprinted on the minds of Napa Valley winemakers – for all the wrong reasons.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED | Michel Rolland

Jan 16, 2025 | 67pallmall.com | Guy Woodward

WHAT I’VE LEARNED | Michel Rolland The original ‘flying winemaker’, Michel Rolland is probably the most famous wine consultant in the world. Today, his consultancy advises over 150 estates in 14 countries, notably in Bordeaux (Châteaux Pontet Canet, Figeac and La Conseillante, among others), the US (Harlan, Staglin, Screaming Eagle), Italy (Ornellaia), Chile (Casa Lapostolle), Argentina, South Africa, Spain and India.
Guy Woodward: Beware the wine cliché

Jan 14, 2025 | harpers.co.uk | Guy Woodward

HomePeople & Opinion By Guy WoodwardPublished: 14 January, 2025Happy new year! Allow me to begin 2025 with a question. And I want your instinctive, unvarnished response. Tell me… what were your feelings about the warm, personal greeting with which I opened this column? Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content. If you already have a subscription please log in.
CRITIC’S CORNER | Jasper Morris MW

Nov 20, 2024 | 67pallmall.com | Guy Woodward

CRITIC’S CORNER | Jasper Morris MW Jasper Morris MW was recently inducted into the Golden Vines Hall of Fame, following in the footsteps of Aubert de Villaine, Istvan Szepsy and Jancis Robinson MW. He tells us why he feels – despite the accolade – that an oversized ego is the enemy of fine wine, be it on the part of producers, merchants or writers When I think of the most significant influences on my career, five stand out.