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Having had success with French varietals, Sicily-based winemaker, Alessio Planeta, is revisiting the island’s vino past by focusing on native grapes and even reviving Julius Caesar’s favourite quaff.

With a deep respect for Chile’s terroir and a penchant for experimentation, Miguel Torres Maczassek is continuing the inspirational winemaking philosophy set by his father at Miguel Torres Chile winery.

Angelo Gaja, who single-handedly raised the Barbaresco grape to cult status, is on his next mission to transform this region’s wine landscape.

Veteran Yalumba winemaker Brian Walsh successfully blends experience with experimentation to create exciting wines.

Egon Muller speaks of the prized Scharzhofberger vineyard, the German wine classification system and making wines beyond his homeland.

It’s a label that needs no introduction but Château Margaux isn’t resting on its golden laurels. As the first First Growth estate from Bordeaux to set up an office in Asia, it’s showing its commitment to building a firm relationship with wine lovers in the region, especially China. first

Ex-roadie turned independent wine producer Tim Smith produces small-scale gems that have been quietly building up critical acclaim.

Salvatore Ferragamo is on a quest to share the beauty of his birth region with the rest of the world, and he is doing it through wine, not fashion.

Wilhelm Coetzee thinks South African winemakers need to go out and make themselves heard, if they want the rest of the world to notice their gems.