Video: Stompie’s new home in the Swartland – visiting Platteklip
Jamie Goode and Treve Ring visit Stompie Meyer’s new place. He’s got a new home for JH Meyer wines and
Read moreJamie Goode and Treve Ring visit Stompie Meyer’s new place. He’s got a new home for JH Meyer wines and
Read moreAnother really impressive sparkling wine from England. The vineyard is 6.5 hectares planted in 2006, on chalk soils of the
Read moreBlack Chalk began life as a side-gig for Hattingley Valley winemaker Jacob Leadley. It was a joint venture with his
Read moreIn viticulture, a widely practiced form of leaf removal is hedging of the canopies, taking off the developing shoots at
Read moreIn September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
Read moreJamie Goode tastes an 8 year old Chardonnay from Canada’s Niagara wine region. It’s the Tawse Quarry Road from Vinemount
Read moreLast week I watched an Instagram live session organized by Champagne retailer The Finest Bubble. Champagne expert Essi Avellan led
Read moreThese times of isolation have led to a proliferation of virtual meet-ups, using various tools. There’s Zoom with its security
Read moreHere are the rest of our notes for wines tasted at Amphora Wine Day in the Alentejo in November 2019.
Read moreThis is fab – from winemaker António Maçanita, it’s wild ferment, bottled early, capturing the character of the variety so
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