The Barca Velha story: Portugal’s most famous table wine, made just 18 times since 1952
Quinta do Vale Meão is an important property in the history of the Douro, and Portuguese wine in general. This
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The wines of Rui Reguinga, a leading Portuguese wine consultant’s own projects
I first met Rui Reguinga when I visited the Dão back in 2004, when he was making the wines for
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The wines of Ridgeback, Paarl, South Africa
Website: https://www.ridgebackwines.co.za/ Ridgeback is a wine estate located on the northern slopes of the Paarl Mountain. It’s mid-size, with 35
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Moldova’s best wines: part 5, wineries P-V
Podgoria Vin https://www.podgoriavin.md/ Podgoria Vin Genesis Viorica 202013% alcohol. Fermented in stainless steel. Highly aromatic with table grapes and green
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Moldova’s best wines: part 4, wineries I-N
Vinuri laloveni Vinuri Ialoveni was first founded in 1857. The company makes a range of different wines as well as
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Moldova’s best wines, part 3: wineries D-G
Vinăria DAC DAC Balada Duro 201913% alcohol. 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Fetească Regală, 15% Chardonnay. This is fruity and lively
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Moldova’s best wines, part 1, introduction
Jamie Goode tastes some of the top wines from Moldova, a country where wine is integral to the way of
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Moldova’s best wines, part 2 – wineries A-C
Agrici Winery Founded in 1958 and then modernized in 2000 with state-of-the-art equipment. This is the winemaking arm of the
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Pio Cesare: 140 years of benchmark Barolo and Barbaresco
This was a tasting to celebrate 140 years of this important Piedmont producer, whose production is split almost equally between
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Busi-Jacobsohn, an exciting new English sparkling wine producer
Website: https://www.busijacobsohn.com/ Based in Eridge, near Tunbridge Wells, a new sparkling wine producer has sprung up. Busi-Jacobsohn. Susanna Busi Jacobsohn
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