Viking in the Vineyard: Montecarrubo 2020-2025
Jane Anson revisits Montecarrubo and the wines of Peter Vinding-Diers, exploring recent vintages from 2020 to 2024. The report highlights the estate’s distinctive terroir and a series of strong scores, reaching as high as 97 points.
The Wine Viking at Home in Sicily
Peter Vinding-Diers’ love affair with winemaking began in the early 1960s when he was a French lit student at the Sorbonne in Paris.
A Taste of Cerasuolo di Vittoria: The Only DOCG Wine of Sicily
The estate is situated on the remains of a volcano in Sicily which exploded around two million years ago.
A Viking in Sicily
Veteran winemaker Peter Vinding-Diers is profiled in this piece tracing his journey to Sicily and the creation of Montecarrubo. The article praises the estate’s Syrah as “top-class”, highlighting its precision, elegance and distinctive character.
The Wine Conversation by Sarah Kemp
Sarah Kemp sits down with Peter Vinding-Diers to retrace a life in wine.
Hugh Johnson in conversation with Peter Vinding-Diers, with Corney & Barrow
Join Hugh and Peter as they reminisce through Peter's extraordinary career in wine with Adam Brett-Smith of Corney & Barrow.
The Decanter interview: Peter Vinding-Diers
Through his unquenchable thirst for adventure, this nomadic winemaking legend has helped to shape some of the world’s most renowned estates – and revolutionised practices in the winery along the way. Stephen Brook tells the traveller’s tale.
Meet Peter Vinding-Diers, the wine world’s most modest innovator
As he releases a memoir chronicling his extraordinary life, Adam Lechmere talks to Peter Vinding-Diers about yeast, dogma, and the dangers of a university education.
One Of The World’s Most Interesting Winemakers
Forbes profiles Peter Vinding-Diers as one of the world’s most interesting winemakers, tracing a career shaped by decades of experience across some of the world’s most important wine regions. The article also explores his work at Montecarrubo and the distinctive wines he now produces in Sicily.