Mick O’Connell: These six wines made from Old Vines are worth exploring
Quality, not quantity, is the benchmark of the winemakers working with old vines
I was working on a wine-making project on the island of Sardinia in Italy. In year one we pulled the car out to make space for treading grapes at night by headlights, very much the definition of garage winemaking.
In year two we needed a little more room, so we spoke to people around the village and were offered a basement that suited our needs perfectly. The landlord also had some grapes that we could ...