Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine La Ligière
Website: https://laligiere.fr/ I visited La Ligière with owner Philippe Bornard. This is his parents’ and grandparents’ estate. His father was
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Xavier Vignon
Xavier Vignon arrived in the region in 1996, and started to make wines here in 1998. He was an outsider,
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Petitjean family, Domaine de Cassan and Château Les Croix des Pins
Websites: https://domainedecassan.fr https://www.chateaulacroixdespins.fr Domaine de Cassan is a beautifully located estate at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. I
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine De Fenouillet
Website: https://domaine-fenouillet.fr/ I visited with Justine and Valentin Soard, who are cousins. Domaine de Fenouillet was created in 1989 by
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The brilliant Douro wines of Mateus Nicolau de Almeida/Ameztoy & Almeida
Website: https://ameztoyalmeida.com/ Mateus Nicolau de Almeida is the son of the well known João Nicolau d’Almeida of Ramos Pinto fame,
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Sablière: a new 0% alcohol sparkling ‘wine’ designed from first principles
Website: https://sabliere.co.uk/ I’ve written quite a bit about the attempts to make interesting, complex dealcoholized wines. There’s another approach, which
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Highlights: the chillable Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025
This is great: a delicious, drinkable Languedoc red designed to be drunk chilled. Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025 Pays d’Oc,
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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete
Website: https://www.zacharioudakis.com/en/ Zacharioudakis is a family-owned winery from northern Crete, near Heraklion. It was started in 2000 by journalist Stelios
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Reynolds Wine Growers: top wines from the cooler north of Portugal’s Alentejo
Website: https://reynoldswinegrowers.com/en/ Reynolds Wine Growers is a significant producer, with a 200 hectare farm in Figuera de Cima, with 40
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Highlights: Château Marquis de Terme Margaux 2022
I don’t buy a lot of Bordeaux, but when I find a good one, I find it really satisfying. This
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