Wine-lovers the world over raise their glasses to one of the most seductive white grape varieties in existence every last Friday of April. They do so on International Viognier Day, which falls on the 24th of April this year –...

Some places seem simply destined for wine-making and so it is with the Savalan Valley as SAVALAN-ASPI Winery found out when choosing the location. It was more: it was finding a route to where viticultural wisdom had been cradled for...

As Alexander the Great was bestowing gifts on his friends and comrades, giving away almost all he had before his Eastern Campaign, someone asked him, ‘But what are you leaving for yourself, Alexander?’ ‘Hope!’ exclaimed the Macedonian general. Now, we...

There is something mystical about how a ray of sunlight pierces a vine to become the magic that an artist’s brush brings to life on canvas, isn’t there? It is not for nothing that somebody said: ‘Where there’s wine, there...

The life of any company and any organization aspiring for further, higher summits will sooner or later have those moments when the mastery goes beyond all the expected boundaries. Such a moment has come round for SAVALAN-ASPI Winery when the...

It does strike us sometimes that the Asian cuisines are akin to the ancient alchemy a bit – it is all about the ability of the former to fuse ingredients to produce a symphony of tastes where sweetness waltzes spiciness...

What is the sweetest thing about victories? Just that they are won time and again! Yes, indeed, they are earned rather than simply occur. And we have done it again – we have earned another victory! It was only earlier...

Arguably, international contests are guides for the true fans of exquisite beverages. It is there, after all, that a product’s true quality is assessed in an environment of strict expert checks and supervision; it is at those contests that a...

Today, let us talk about Riesling, which some expert call the king (!) of white wines. Originating from the Rhine Valley and sporting a long lineage with the first written references to it dating back to 1435 as well as...

Aromatic, strong and delicate – such is Grappolo by SAVALAN. Whilst brandy may put one in mind of Britain and chacha speaks to Georgia, grappa is all about Italy, and now SAVALAN brings to true connoisseurs its own, original, version...