Highlights: two from RAW Wine – Gut Oggau and La Pièce
Raw Wine is known for its natural wine fairs, which started off in London back in 2012 but have since
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Year: 2021
Château Couhins-Lurton with Jacques Lurton: a vertical of this important white Bordeaux
Couhins-Lurton is a small but important property in the Graves region of Bordeaux. Since 1967 it has been part of
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Objectivity in wine tasting: an appeal to sculpture
Bernini’s sculpture Apollo and Daphne dates back to 1625, and is a striking work. Interestingly, Bernini intended it to be
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Highlights: two from Flint, an interesting producer in East Anglia, England
Flint are based in East Anglia, and I’ve reviewed them before here. They have just released two small production wines
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It’s Carmenere day, and I taste two good examples from Errazuriz
It’s Carmenere day! And here I taste two really good examples from Errazuriz. Carmenere hails from Bordeaux, but it found
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Armenian wine: a brief study
Website: The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia Armenia is an interesting country for wine. With its neighbour, Georgia, it
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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine
Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling
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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe
Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to
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New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London
Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September
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Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that’s currently expanding its sights
Website: finewinesdirectuk.com Nigel O’Sullivan is the man behind Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that has expanded to sell
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