Wine is the subject. Vintage is the dimension of time.
Producers
Estates, domaines, growers and winemakers. History, vineyards, people, farming and philosophy, examined seriously, never as advertising.
Emilien Boutillat, cellar master at Piper-Heidsieck since 2018, takes over Bollinger's cellars on 1 October 2026. The appointment brings a Pinot Noir specialist to the house as it approaches its 200th anniversary.
From the 2026 vintage, Chiara Pepe will head viticulture and winemaking at Domaine de La Chapelle in Hermitage, dividing her time between the Rhone and her family's Emidio Pepe estate in Abruzzo.
Bernard Magrez, owner of Chateau Pape-Clement and one of Bordeaux's largest vineyard holders, has named his son Philippe, 63, as his successor.
South Africa's oldest wine estate, in continuous production since 1685, hands its leadership to the former Allée Bleue chief executive in a planned succession effective 19 October.
