In the press

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.

Marc Millon interviews Peter Vinding-Diers.

Peter Vinding-Diers’ love affair with winemaking began in the early 1960s when he was a French lit student at the Sorbonne in Paris.

The estate is situated on the remains of a volcano in Sicily which exploded around two million years ago.

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.

Join Hugh and Peter as they reminisce through Peter's extraordinary career in wine with Adam Brett-Smith of Corney & Barrow.

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.