Why Tasmanian Chardonnay is turning heads: a masterclass
Tasmania is hot right now. Well, actually, it isn’t hot in the thermal sense, and that’s its appeal. This island,
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Year: 2021
Assessing the range from UK retailer Laithwaites, with full notes and scores
Website: https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/ Laithwaites are a major UK retailer, and they made their name as the premier mail order operator in
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Washington State Wines: a masterclass
These are the wines that I showed yesterday (6 Dec 2021) at a masterclass on Washington Wine for sommeliers, held
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Highlights: three Chardonnays from Neudorf, Nelson, New Zealand
These three new releases from Neudorf are exceptional. They are one of the most highly-rated Chardonnay producers in New Zealand,
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In Franciacorta: visiting Ca’ del Bosco
There is Franciacorta, and then there is Ca’ del Bosco. It’s the most visible of Franciacorta’s producers, if not technically
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Highlights: Hajszan Neumann Nussberg Grüner Veltliner 2020, Austria
Weingut Hajszan Neumann is located at the foot of the Nussberg and the district of Grinzing, with 20 hectares of
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Visiting Château Lagrézette, Cahors, where aided by Michel Rolland, Alain Dominique Perrin is making some of the best wines of the southwest
Back in 1979, Alain Dominique Perrin fell in love with a ruined castle, Château Lagrézette. It was a grand fortified
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Franciacorta: Italy’s star sparkling wine
Franciacorta is Italy’s leading traditional method sparkling wine, and in its home country it is highly prized. But just 15%
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Roussillon’s spirited new wave of vignerons: ancient vines, unimpeachable terroir, organic viticulture and the maverick spirit of Catalan culture
Part (1): Banyuls, Collioure, Rivesaltes and Maury Roussillon’s still wines are garnering more respect than ever before especially in the
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Interviewing Daniel Daou, who is making remarkable wines from limestone terroirs in Paso Robles, aided by some smart science
Brothers George and Daniel Daou are from Lebanon, but their family left during the civil war in the 1970s and
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