The wines of Bodegas Frontonio, Aragón, Spain
Website: https://www.bodegasfrontonio.com/en/ Fernando Mora was in town presenting the exciting wines of Bodegas Frontonio. An engineer-turned-winemaker, he and his partner
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British Airways lounge raid: better than expected
One of the features of airline travel over the last few years has been the decrease in quality of the
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When we taste wine, how accurate are our perceptions?
How accurate are our assessments? One question keeps coming back to me. When we judge or rate wine as professionals,
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Big news: new genetic evidence shows that the grapevine was domesticated in two locations, and 3000 years earlier than previously thought
Hold the press: Georgia turns out not to be the origin of the wine grapes widely used today. A significant,
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The wines of Allram, Kamptal, Austria
Website: https://www.allram.at/en/ Allram are well located in the Kamptal, and have Riesling and Grüner Veltliner in some of the top
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Porto from the water, with some interesting wines
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Highlights: Barbeito Vinhas de Lanço Vedelho 2020 DOP Madeirense, Portugal
Here I’m tasting Barbeito Vinhas de Lanço Vedelho 2020 which is a table wine made from Madeira grapes by the
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The Simplesmente Vinho Jantar Pop-Up: a great evening of Portuguese food and wine
Each year at the fabulous Simplesmente Vinho festival there is a pop-up dinner, with top chefs creating interesting, authentic food
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Marlborough at 50: the grower’s story
Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest wine region, relies heavily on growers. Wine arrived here relatively lately (first vineyard plantings of the
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Piemonte mini study: eight interesting wines
I’m increasingly drawn to the red wines of Piemonte, and not just the great Barolos and Barbarescos. I recently tried
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