Highlights: Chasing Rabbits Grenache 2020 Wellington, South Africa
This is a lovely lighter-styled red wine from young Grenache vines in Wellington. It’s a collaborative wine, made jointly by
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Year: 2021
Grapekeeper: a rent-a-vine program with a difference, including top producers such as Niepoort and Staffelter Hof
There are plenty of rent-a-vine programs around. The idea behind them is that you rent a portion of a vineyard
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Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU
Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially
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New releases from Nicolas-Jay, an Oregon legend in the making
Nicolas-Jay is a collaboration between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo (Domaine Méo-Camuzet), and renowned music and media entrepreneur Jay Boberg (who
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South African Gamay almost became extinct, but there’s hope: two from Radford Dale
Gamay is rare in South Africa. In 2015 there were just 12 hectares planted in the country, down from 29
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Remembering Steven Spurrier
I was sad to hear that Steven Spurrier passed today at the age of 79, after a struggle with cancer.
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El Marco de Jerez: the terroir revolution in the Sherry Triangle, with Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 (UBE, Agostado, Pandorga)
There is a revolution afoot in the Marco de Jerez (the Sherry Triangle that includes Jerez, El Puerto and Sanlúcar).
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Highlights: Terroir Sense Fronteres Guix Vermell de Montsant 2019
Terroir Sense Fronteres is the Montsant operation of fabled Priorat producer Terroir Al Limit (which was started by Dominik Huber
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New wines from Château Mercian, a leading Japanese winery
I have visited Château Mercian a couple of times before. They have wineries in both of Japan’s major wine regions,
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Highlights: Château Capbern 2014 St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Looking for a top quality Cabernet-dominated Bordeaux at an affordable price? You have come to the right place. Château Capbern
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