“If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am not drinking any f**** Merlot!” said the wine-obsessed Miles Raymond from the movie Sideways, a movie that marked the decline of Merlot in US since 2004. “Sideways Effect” continued to spread across the globe, some people believe it has brought negative impact on Merlot’s reputation ever since, […]

The study of wines is an ongoing journey. Poetic as it may sound, this statement perfectly captivates the cardinal spirit of wine studies – constant exploration. Explore 3 off-the-beaten-path regions, all of which present wines of equal match to some of the most famous wines of the world, with us. Pick them proudly as your […]

What is en primeur and how has it changed over the years? En primeur, or “wine futures”, is a traditional annual campaign organized by Bordeaux wine producers to sell their wines from previous year’s harvest to negociants (French wine merchants). The campaign usually takes place in April, during when wine producers will invite negociants, international […]

Today’s International Women’s Day and as a female-led company run mostly by women, it means much to us as we join force to celebrate the core spirits of this day: celebrating women’s achievements, increasing visibility of women and forging a gender equal world. Team WWX takes this chance to pay tribute to female winemakers of […]

The celebrated region of Barolo received UNESCO World Heritage status since 2014, a year before the vineyards of Burgundy did in 2015. And it is not illogical to draw comparisons between these two equally geologically complex regions. Whilst Burgundy has long cultivated the recognition of differences among communes and vineyards, Barolo only started to legally […]