Visiting Bodegas Tamerán, the winery of David Silva in Gran Canaria
Bodegas Tamerán is the winery owned by ex-Manchester City footballer (and club legend) David Silva. It’s based in San Bartolomé
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Video: visiting Champagne Ayala in Aÿ
Jamie Goode visits Champagne Ayala in the village of Aÿ, to taste the Vins Clairs from the 2021 vintage which
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The wines of Heinrich, one of Austria’s most singular producers
Jamie Goode and Treve Ring report on this important Burgenland producer Gernot and Heike Heinrich are custodians of one of
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In Niagara (2) Tawse and Redstone
Stop two on the Niagara journey was at Redstone winery in Beamsville, to taste their wines but also those of
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Highlights: Craven Pinot Gris 2020 Stellenbosch, South Africa
There’s not much Pinot Gris in Stellenbosch. It’s perhaps planted in three vineyards, and the one this comes from is
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In Niagara (1) Hidden Bench
Hidden Bench is one of Niagara’s leading boutique wineries. Owner Harald Thiel bought the Locust Lane vineyard, where the winery
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Boom times for English wine: latest figures from WineGB
OK stats geeks, here are the latest figures from WineGB, showing the extent of growth of the UK wine production
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Temperature-controlled wine storage units
Wine is sensitive to storage temperatures. In traditional wine-producing countries wine is often stored after bottling in underground cellars, which
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Why we should run a mile if a wine retailer emerges claiming to ‘cut out the middleman’
Every now and then a new wine retailer emerges. Their claim is that they will ‘cut out the middleman’ and
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Highlights: Two from Sam Harrop: Chardonnay from Waiheke and Syrah from Hawke’s Bay
Sam Harrop is an accomplished winemaker who consults widely around the wine world. He spent a number of years in
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