Why Pinot Meunier is weird (but wonderful)
Pinot Meunier is an unusual grape variety. Technically, of course, it is not a variety at all. It is a
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Crushing on Croatia: the wines, regions and grape varieties
By Janet Dorozynski Janet Dorozynski is a Canadian-based wine communicator whose day job involves helping Canadian wineries export their wines.
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Cortes de Cima Daqui 2019: my first taste of this collaboration wine
This is the collaborative wine I was involved with last year. It’s now in bottle and this was my first
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The wines of Daou, Paso Robles: tilting at the top with Cabernet
Brothers George and Daniel Daou come from Lebanon. The first rocket from the civil war in the 1970s landed in
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Video: Tesco Wine Press Tasting Autumn 2020
Wine tasting in the age of COVID: a short film showing how Tesco made their Autumn wine press tasting safe
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Marsyas and Bargylus: wines from Lebanon and Syria
Sandro and Karim Saadé, brothers, have two vineyards. One is in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon (Marsyas), and the second
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Highlights: Blackbook ‘Little Wonder’ Cabernet Noir Redhill Farm Estate 2018 Kent, England
Cabernet Noir is an interesting grape varieties. It is one of the resistant crosses made by Valentin Blattner in Switzerland,
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Highlights: Domaine du Gros’ Noré 2017 Bandol, France
Alain Pascal began this domaine in 1997. I first came across these wines courtesy of La Vigneronne, a wine shop
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Tillingham: visting the winery leading the charge for natural wine in the UK
It’s a sunny day in July, and my first time out of London since lockdown. I’m heading to Tillingham, a
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Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008
The long-awaited 2008 version of Taittinger’s prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne, has been released. I drank a bottle of it
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