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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Highlights: Pax Mahle Wine Somer’s Vineyard Mission 2019 Lodi, California
Mission is the Californian name for the Listán Prieto grape variety, introduced to the Americas in the 16th Century. It
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Muse, London – tweezer gastronomy, food as performance art
Website: https://www.musebytomaikens.co.uk/ Daniel Primack calls me up. Let’s do dinner. Where? Muse. Sounds good, so I agree. I was in
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Highlights: Charbono both ways from Shypoke Winery in Calistoga, Napa
There are just 75 acres of Charbono left on the planet, say Shypoke Winery. This isn’t strictly true, if you
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Grüner Veltliner study, and a remarkable story about the discovery of its parentage
Grüner Veltliner is Austria’s most important grape variety, and it’s one that is growing in popularity elsewhere. With almost 14
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The different faces of South African Chenin Blanc
Of all the grape varieties grown in the Cape, it’s Chenin Blanc that perhaps has the strongest claim to be
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In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire
This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was
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Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2012 and 2003 P2
The 2012 vintage of Dom Pérignon is released, and for me this is one of the best that I’ve tried.
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