Highlights: Castello di Fonterutoli Badiòla Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2017 Italy
The new category of Gran Selezzione has been a real boost to Chianti Classico, and here’s a really good example,
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The inaugural Cava Meeting: a serious, focused event looking at this important sparkling wine
WebsiteL https://www.cava.wine/en/news-articles/a-congress-examining-cavas-excellence-will-bring-together-the-worlds-most-influential-prescribers-in-barcelona/ I’m just back from two days of deep immersion into all things Cava: the inaugural Cava meeting, held
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A remarkable Champagne tasting at The Remedy, London
This was a fun event at the Remedy wine bar in London. As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. I
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Highlights: Vulpes The Cape Fox Chenin Blanc 2022 Swartland, South Africa
This is a new project from winemaker Nuschka de Vos. Her start in the wine industry was a good one:
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Tasting the wines of Gabrielskloof and Crystallum, with Peter-Allan Finlayson
Websites: https://www.crystallumwines.com/ https://gabrielskloof.co.za/ Earlier this week I stopped at Gabrielskloof in Bot River, South Africa, for a tasting with Peter-Allan
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Restaurants: Rubens, Franschhoek, South Africa
Website: https://www.reubens.co.za/ Franschhoek, in South Africa’s Western Cape, is a beautiful destination. With mountains every way you look, this valley
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New research suggests that it might be quercetin, not sulfites or biogenic amines, that are responsible for the headaches some people experience after drinking red wine
Some people suffer from headaches after drinking even a small amount of red wine. Usually for these people, the response
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The wines of Kershaw: a champion of single-site and even single-clone wines from Elgin, South Africa
Website: https://www.kershawwines.com/ Richard Kershaw is a British ex-pat and MW who has been making his own wines out of Elgin
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Highlights: two Cap Classiques from Pieter Ferreira
Pieter Ferreira is so well known for his work at Graham Beck, and for promoting the whole category of Cap
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Storm Wines: one of South Africa’s most exciting producers, based in Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa
Website: https://www.stormwines.co.za/ Hannes Storm was the winemaker at Hamilton Russell for 13 years (with 12 vintages under his belt), so
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