Louis Thomas

Education and economics: understanding Brazil's wine market

Ahead of the Top Italian Wines Roadshow visit to São Paulo on 24 November, Gambero Rosso speaks with Luma Monteiro – a Brazilian national, a wine influencer, and senior marketing manager at Davy's of London – about how Brazil's wine...

Q&A: Saverio Galli Torrini, director of the Consorzio Vino Chianti

Ahead of the Consorzio Vino Chianti's appearance at the Top Italian Wines Roadshow in São Paulo, Brazil (24 November) and Lagos, Nigeria (27 January), Gambero Rosso speaks with its president about this Tuscan region's ambitions in these markets

London tuk-tuk wine thief given ultimatum by judge

The thief who stole more than £31,000 worth of wine from London restaurants using a tuk-tuk and a wheelie bin has been told that he must return the stolen bottles by 3 November

Q&A: Xiaowen Huang

Ahead of the Top Italian Wines Roadshow trip to Taipei on 3 November, Gambero Rosso caught up with Xiaowen Huang, Taiwan's leading expert on Italian food and drink and the editor-in-chief of Clubalogue

What's holding European wine tourism back?

Following the publication of Hochschule Geisenheim University's Global Wine Tourism Report, Gambero Rosso speaks with Professor Gergely Szolnoki about where there's room for improvement in the European wine tourism sector

The Sicilian wine that fuelled Nelson's Navy

21 October 2025 marks the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, when a British fleet under the command of Lord Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish force. While tactics and training were crucial to the Royal Navy's victory,...

Eric Asimov outlines how the wine industry can save itself

In a piece published by The New York Times yesterday (14 October), Eric Asimov, who has been the newspaper's chief wine critic for more than 20 years, offered his perspective on how the global wine trade might be able to...

How can fine Italian rosé find its place?

The second edition of Fine Rosé Day, a landmark tasting held in London, sought to celebrate the "age-worthy, the complex, and the unique" in the world of pink wine

How does Europe's wine tourism industry compare to the rest of the world?

The latest edition of the Global Wine Tourism Report from Germany's Hochschule Geisenheim University sheds light on the current state of the sector, and especially how Europe is fairing in relation the rest of the world

Locanda Locatelli wines up for auction

Fans of Giorgio Locatelli's celebrated London restaurant, which closed earlier this year, have the chance to snap up some of the treasures from its cellar. Louis Thomas gets the lowdown from Mick O'Connell MW, Bonhams' head of wine for the...
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