Jancis Robinson

The message really was all you need to know is a handful of grape names and it's your passport to understanding wine.

The message really was all you need to know is a handful of grape names and it's your passport to understanding wine.

And it was embraced by the consumer because it made wine so much simpler. And it did distinguish California wine and subsequently Australian wine, for instance, from slightly fusty European wine at that stage.

And it was embraced by the consumer because it made wine so much simpler. And it did distinguish California wine and subsequently Australian wine, for instance, from slightly fusty European wine at that stage.

This century has seen a huge groundswell of interest in indigenous grape varieties. And everyone is mad about their little local speciality and they're recuperating them, which is great.

This century has seen a huge groundswell of interest in indigenous grape varieties. And everyone is mad about their little local speciality and they're recuperating them, which is great.

I understand in the EU they are bringing in ingredient labeling. I don't know how long it will be before the same phenomenon is seen in the United States.

I understand in the EU they are bringing in ingredient labeling. I don't know how long it will be before the same phenomenon is seen in the United States.