Slovenia: Domaine Slapšak with François Botton, who traded Champagne dreams for Dolejnska
Website: https://www.domaine-slapsak.com/en/ François Botton is French, and hails from the Champagne region. But he didn’t grow up in a Champagne
Read moreWebsite: https://www.domaine-slapsak.com/en/ François Botton is French, and hails from the Champagne region. But he didn’t grow up in a Champagne
Read moreThis is a really interesting traditional style of wine that is extremely cheap locally, but which I think could have
Read moreNew release of this impressive rosé from Hambledon, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine houses. [Aside: keep this out
Read moreA really impressive single vineyard wine from the talented Carmelo Peña, who also makes wine from Lanzarote. This is from
Read moreLiam and Sinead Cabot are from Ireland, where they currently run a successful wine importing business, Cabot & Co (https://www.cabotandco.com/).
Read moreI visited Marof in May 2023 on my first tour of Slovenia, and was impressed. On this trip, I caught
Read moreWebsite: https://www.tement.at/en/ Tement is an important producer in Austrian Styria, but their cellar in Zierreg is right on the border
Read moreWebsite: https://www.vinogross.com/ Last time I visited Vino Gross I spent time in the vineyards of Haloze, and then tasted in
Read moreWebsite: https://velikalega.com/about-us/ Slovenia is an interesting and diverse wine country. It’s a small country with some important neighbours, and a
Read moreWebsite: https://localsandnomads.com/ Locals and Nomads is a small naturally focused wine bar in Lisbon. I had a gap in my
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