My Column: Tuscan Producers Defy Odds

As I write, it’s been raining consistently yet lightly for two days in Tuscany, where I have spent much of the summer. It’s been hot and dry for more than six weeks straight, reaching almost 40 degrees Celsius most days, so the rain is certainly a welcome relief. I’ve been joking with winemakers that they’ll be making jam, not wine, this year. Many fear this will be another vintage like 2003, one of the hottest and driest summers ever, which resulted in dense, thick, jammy wines.

Click on the image below to read my full column in Hong Kong Tatler 2015 October issue.