Adam Lechmere

Consultant Editor, Club Oenologique; General Manager and Editor, IWSC Foundation; former editor decanter.com

London

Adam Lechmere is consultant editor of Club Oenologique, and general manager of the IWSC Foundation, the charitable arm of the IWSC and Club Oenologique, dedicated to improving diversity in wine and hospitality worldwide. Formerly editor of decanter.com, which he launched in 2000, he has been writing about wine for more than 20 years, contributing to Decanter, World of Fine Wine, Meininger’s, the Guardian and many others. Before joining the wine world he worked for the BBC, and as a music and film journalist.

Adam Lechmere

Consultant Editor, Club Oenologique; General Manager and Editor, IWSC Foundation; former editor decanter.com

London

Chateau Palmer: Dancing to its own tune
Sexy, seductive and singular, Château Palmer is being led to new heights by chief executive Thomas Duroux. Adam Lechmere meets the man making music with wine – and whose cows are part of the performance.
Le Pan
Napa's New Elegance
In search of wines with a lighter touch, Adam Lechmere encounters a trendsetting breed of Napa winemaker. A diverse bunch, they are all following a path that favours restraint over opulence, and are all worth seeking out
Decanter
Honest Grapes
Where do cashed-up wine lovers go to engage with wine? Adam Lechmere reports on Honest Grapes, the company that aims to offer wine with something extra. image: Tom Harrow (left) and Nathan Hill
Meininger's Wine Business International
Heitz - California with restraint
Adam Lechmere visits Heitz Cellars in the Napa Valley, whose commitment to elegance, regardless of the dictates of fashion, is being recognised once again.
Meininger's Wine Business International
Alto Adige - Italy's Border Region
Alto Adige sits at the intersection of the Alps, and the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. Its nationality is Italian, its language German. Adam Lechmere samples the wines
Meininger's Wine Business International
Spain: New Horizons
Spain is the world’s largest exporter of wine. While a lot of that success comes from bulk sales, Rioja and Cava, Adam Lechmere finds winemakers are turning their attention to new varieties and new markets
Drinks Business
English sparkling wine comes of age
The announcement late last year that Champagne Taittinger had bought a substantial parcel of land in Kent in a multi-million dollar investment was the best Christmas present the English wine industry could have imagined. For a house of this renown to endorse English wine in such unequivocal terms is a massive boost to the industry. Taittinger aims to produce 25,000 cases of “Premium English sparkling wine” from vines that are yet to be planted...
Sommelier
Malbec: The Next Big Thing?
Malbec may be the red grape of the moment, but it is far from reaching its full potential in the UK, writes Adam Lechmere
Harpers
Pierre Seillan
Two decades after taking on Jess Jackson’s challenge to make a California Merlot as good as Petrus, Pierre Seillan’s three Bordeaux inspired Vérité Sonoma reds are regarded as some of the very best in California. Adam Lechmere meets the energetic Gascon winemaker behind Jackson Family Wine’s fine wine portfolio, which includes interests in St-Emilion and Tuscany as well as the cult Sonoma estate
The World of Fine Wine
Spring Mountain Regional Profile
The patchwork of vineyards in this elevated AVA are home to a contrasting assortment of single-minded traditionalists and wealthy newcomers, all attracted by this rugged, often remote terrain’s ability to produce outstanding wines. Adam Lechmere spent some time with the locals
Decanter magazine
Alexander Valley Cabernet Academy
Adam Lechmere enjoys the intellectual rigor— and parties—as he learns more about the diverse Cabernets in one of California’s oldest AVAs
The World of Fine Wine
The Push for Rioja Crus
Rioja is one of the world’s best-loved, most lucrative wine brands, so why would you want to change a winning formula? Adam Lechmere meets a band of ‘reformers’ who do – believing that the current level of classification is too simple for such a complex region of terroirs
Decanter magazine
Arnot Roberts: Modest Revolutionaries
Experimental winemakers Duncan Meyers and Nathan Roberts have been friends since childhood. Adam Lechmere went to California to find out why they’re rapidly garnering a reputation as two of the state’s most exciting winemakers
The World of Fine Wine
Moon Mountain
I spend a heady few days with the wonderfully diverse but close-knit group of entrepreneurs, growers and investors harnessing the terroirs of Sonoma's "newest oldest" AVA
The World of Fine Wine
Barbara Banke: The Decanter Interview
It’s three years since she took over as head of Jackson Family Wines, following her husband’s death. Barbara Banke has since embarked on a spending spree, with a mix of spirit and strategy. Adam Lechmere meets a woman firmly in control
Decanter magazine
Regional profile: Navarra
This diverse region struggles to compete against Spain’s most powerful brand, Rioja. Is it time to forgo the emphasis on ‘serious’ red blends and international whites so that its native varieties can come to the fore?
Decanter magazine

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