Highlights: Calco Chardonnay 2018 Limarí, Chile
Calco Chardonnay 2018 Limarí, Chile13.5% alcohol. From De Martino in collaboration with Ben Henshaw and Alvaro Ribalta of Indigo Wines
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Domaine Lafage: a Roussillon success story
Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage have built their Roussillon domaine into one of the powerhouses of the region, expanding vineyard holdings
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Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2016 England
I’ve written about Roebuck Estate’s wines before. They are a relatively new entrant to the UK wine scene, but they
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Who are the true innovators in the world of wine?
Who is leading innovation in the world of wine? It’s not the big wine companies. It’s not people using cans
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Packwood: wines from Pletternberg Bay, South Africa
Packwood are based at the far east of Western Cape, on the Garden Route, in a small wine appellation called
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Highlights: Cara Sur Moscatel Tinto
This is such an interesting wine. It’s made in tiny quantities by a partnership of two couples: Sebastián Zuccardi and
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Highlights: Chasing Rabbits Grenache 2020 Wellington, South Africa
This is a lovely lighter-styled red wine from young Grenache vines in Wellington. It’s a collaborative wine, made jointly by
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Grapekeeper: a rent-a-vine program with a difference, including top producers such as Niepoort and Staffelter Hof
There are plenty of rent-a-vine programs around. The idea behind them is that you rent a portion of a vineyard
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Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU
Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially
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New releases from Nicolas-Jay, an Oregon legend in the making
Nicolas-Jay is a collaboration between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo (Domaine Méo-Camuzet), and renowned music and media entrepreneur Jay Boberg (who
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