Jacopo Mazzeo

1 month ago | cluboenologique.com | Simon MW |Mandy Naglich |Jacopo Mazzeo |Ciaran Griffiths

Paris welcomes a pair of new restaurants this month that will appeal to two different crowds: one is a small, experimental, ‘hyper-seasonal’ concept restaurant that develops a set menu around whatever ingredients are freshest, while the other is a glamorous, exclusive and opulent venue in a new five-star hotel that pays homage to the American chop house.

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Nina Caplan |Isabelle Kliger |William Morris

Spread out over eight European countries, the Alps is a spectacular mountain range home to snow, glaciers, rivers and lakes. Millions of tourists visit every year for skiing, snowboarding, hiking, trail running and even paragliding but now there’s a different kind of adventure unfolding in this landscape. Scattered across the Alps is a growing number of whisky distilleries, each rooted in and inspired by the distinctive setting in which they create their spirits.

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Nina Caplan |William Morris |Laura Richards

As part of our partnership with The Institute of Masters of Wine, we asked current candidates to submit to us an article dedicated to a person, place or particular drink discovery that helped first ignite their passion for wine – and we were blown away by the submissions. Here, we publish the first of two personal essays that most impressed the Club Oenologique editorial team. This one is written by Vancouver-based student Ian Casterton. The Stephansplatz is at the centre of Vienna.

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Nina Caplan |William Morris |Laura Richards

In episode 202 of The Drinking Hour podcast, host David Kermode is joined by Stefano Girelli of Santa Tresa and Cortese to explore how Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily’s only DOCG, is making a name for itself on the global wine stage. To start, Kermode and Girelli talk through how the winemaking culture on Sicily has undergone a metamorphosis over the last 20 years, partially driven by organic pioneers like Girelli himself.

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Jacopo Mazzeo |Fiona Sims |Nina Caplan |Jasmine Aum

It may be the oldest demarcated wine region in the world but the Douro Valley has only welcomed significant numbers of tourists relatively recently. Now visitors to Portugal and its two popular main cities of Lisbon and Porto are becoming aware of the beauty that awaits them should they take a trip from the coast to follow the Douro River inland.