Maison Ventanac: ‘new natural’ wines from the Languedoc
Website: http://www.maisonventenac.fr/ Maison Ventenac is run by Stephanie and Olivier Ramy, and they are the third generation of their family
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In Uruguay: Juanicó Familia Deicas
Website: https://familiadeicas.com/ Juanicó Familia Deicas is Uruguay’s biggest wine company. Originally simply Juanicó, they were once state owned, but were
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Highlights: Domaine Jones On the QT Carignan Gris 2019 Vin de France
A nice one-off made from a rare gris mutation of Carignan by Katie Jones. Domaine Jones On the QT Carignan
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In Nagano, Japan: Nagomi Vineyards
Toshihiro Ike is the winegrower behind Nagomi Vineyards. He moved to Tomi City a decade ago after working as an
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Highlights: Abel Mendoza Virua Rioja Blanco 2018 Spain
White Rioja can be annoyingly oaky. That’s because in this region, dominated by factory wineries, it’s common to ferment white
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Highlights: De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2018 France
Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make
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Video: Testalonga’s new home in the Swartland, South Africa
Here’s a film from our visit to Testalonga’s Banditskloof farm in the Swartland. You can read the report, including notes
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Kinero Cellars and Royal Nonesuch Farm: the wines of Anthony Yount, California
Anthony Yount makes wine in Paso Robles. His day job is with Denner Vineyards, but since 2008 he has also
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In Nagano, Japan: a big tasting at Tomi Wine Chapel
I was back at the fabulous Tomi Wine Chapel in Nagano, for a wine tasting. This is a very cool
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In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga
Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in
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