VertdeVin Wine Magazine

Vertdevin is an tri-annual English language wine magazine. Inside there are various sections : interviews, articles, a Buying guide and 800-1,000 Wine & Spirits reviews..

Editorial • In a context where wine is being redefined by climate challenges, market developments, shifting consumption habits, evolving styles and new consumer expectations, this issue 31 of VertdeVin offers a journey into the heart of the terroirs, styles and identities shaping today’s global wine scene.

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Trois Noix • FRESHNESS, PRECISION AND EUROPEAN INFLUENCE IN OAK KNOLL

Château Montelena • A CLASSICAL INTERPRETATION OF NAPA VALLEY

Cavazza • BETWEEN VOLCANIC AND LIMESTONE SOILS, THE FOUNDATIONS OF A FAMILY HISTORY IN VENETO

SABLE DE CAMARGUE • Sand, salt, and light shape create a singular wine identity

Almaviva • PUENTE ALTO: A BENCHMARK HIGH-ALTITUDE WINE BORN OF TWO CONTINENTS

DOMAINE CONFURON COTÉTIDOT • Time as the measure of truth

BOURGOGNE'S ICON: Clos Vougeot • Anyone who considers Clos de Vougeot merely one of Bourgogne's 33 Grand Crus is profoundly underestimating its nature. It is a symbolic place, where geography, history, and human fragmentation intertwine in a unique way. During a recent tasting of the 2016 vintage, presented on the occasion of the Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2026, a fundamental truth emerged clearly: speaking of Clos de Vougeot in the singular is a mistake. There are as many Clos de Vougeot as there are producers. The very essence of Bourgogne.

Florent Garaudet • The Quiet Strength of Monthélie

CHÂTEAU DEYREM-VALENTIN • A Margaux estate shaped by terroir and family heritage

Château Montrose • A GREAT TERROIR, A VINEYARD OF TOMORROW

CHÂTEAU KIRWAN • Precision, finesse of power and elegance on the gravels of Margaux

Beyond the cycles: Penfolds

Domaine Haag • ELEGANCE AND FRESHNESS AT THE HEART OF A SINGULAR VALLEY

Champagne Henri Giraud • A GREAT GRAPE VARIETY, A GREAT TERROIR, AND A GREAT FOREST

CHAMPAGNE BESSERAT DE BELLEFON • Ambassador of the French Art of Living

SUSTAINABLE SICILY • SICILIA DOC, AN ISLAND, A WORLD

ETNA, MAGNETIC ATTRACTION • Etna, at more than 3,300 metres high, is a majestic and powerful presence. The second most active volcano in Europe, it turns heads, attracting the eyes with its vital force, fixing itself forever in the mind of every observer. This giant that huffs, puffs and creates smoke rings is a world apart on the island of Sicily in southern Italy, with an impressive variety of soils, slopes, altitudes and microclimates. Multiple lava flows have determined the physiognomy of the terrain which ranges from dark brown to black, all formed by the crumbling of diverse types of lava of differing ages, as well as eruptive materials such as lapilli, ash and sand. Their composition can result in soils with a very fine texture or with plentiful skeleton and abundant “ripiddu” (pumice with a very high draining capacity).

DONNAFUGATA • From Contessa Entellina to Etna: the art of telling Sicily through wine

Alice Hartmann • RIESLING AS THE GUIDING THREAD OF A LUXEMBOURG VINEYARD OF TERROIRS

AZIENDA AGRICOLA COGNO • Ravera, a precise and fresh interpretation of Barolo

Marco Parusso • A PERSONAL VISION OF WINE

CHIANTI CLASSICO • FRESHNESS, DRINKABILITY, ELEGANCE

QUERCIABELLA • An estate that helped shape the renaissance of Chianti Classico

SLOVAKIA'S WINE AWAKENING • Slovakia remains one of the least discussed wine countries in Europe. Yet recent tastings and growing international attention suggest that this small Central European nation is entering a new phase of visibility. A tasting of more than...