White wines from the Southern Rhône
We often think of the Southern Rhône as being a red wine region. But of late, I’ve tasted some very
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Author: jamiegoode
Highlights: Hugel Gewurztraminer Grossi Laüe 2011 Alsace, France
This is a high-end Gewurztraminer from Hugel. Along with Trimbach, Hugel were never really into the Alsace Grand Cru classification.
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Highlights: Château La Negly La Brise Marine 2019 La Clape
Château La Negly La Brise Marine 2019 La Clape, Languedoc, France13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Bourboulenc, Roussanne and
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Highlights: two pinks from English producer Chapel Down
Chapel Down are one of the UK’s largest wineries, sourcing grapes from all over the south of England. These two
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Highlights: Casa Valduga 130 Blanc de Blanc NV Vale dos Vinhedos, Brazil
This is an ambitious sparkling wine from Casa Valduga in Vale dos Vinhedos, Serra Gaucha, Brazil. I really liked the
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Chocapalha: a leading winery from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region
Website: https://chocapalha.pt/en/home_en/ Paulo Tavares de Silva had a career as a naval officer, but with his wife Alice nurtured a
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Must clarification by flotation
How clean do you want your juice? When white wines are pressed, the grape juice that comes out is pretty
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Restaurants: Sabor, London
Back in the saddle, a post-lockdown restaurant experience. Last Tuesday I lunched at Sabor in Heddon Street, just off lower
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VeriVin: using spectroscopy for non-destructive testing of wine
Website: https://www.verivin.com/ Dr Cecilia Muldoon is a wine-loving physicist whose invention, a device for the non-invasive identification of the contents
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The wines of Hidden Spring, Sussex, England
Website: https://www.hiddenspring.co.uk/ In 2014 Dr David McNally and Chris Phipps bought a 23 acre campsite in Horam, East Sussex, and
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