Assemblage: and then there was light
Assemblage
A lexical tour between fruit and photon.
Where there’s light, there’s wine: illuminating the winemaking craft
Adapting to the light.
Gone With the Winds
Assemblage
In our cellars, we blend grape varieties; in our Journal, we blend ideas. This time, it's a rather airy lexicon. The winds make the weather fair or foul. But do they also make the wines? Here's an overview of those that blow over our vineyards, from the tramontane to the typhoon.
Assemblage
In each issue's 'assemblage' section, we compose a blend of shorter snippets relating to the theme.
When Wine takes on a body
The Bodies behind the Body
Soul Food
In Search of Lost Calories
Micro-Cosmic: The Hidden Universe Beneath Our Feet
Digging deep to meet our vineyard’s smallest and most powerful allies.
Roots Manoeuvre
Roots around roots
A herbarium (and arboretum) of our vine’s most important subterranean neighbours.
Firelight: the art of cooking by asado
RECIPES
A closer look at the aromas of Latin America reveals inspiring new ways of cooking over open flame.
Uprooting
Timing is everything
What prompts the decision to uproot a vine? How does it work? A discussion with Eric Kohler, technical director of Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart-Milon.