Aligoté study: three wines compared
I’m really interested in Aligoté, and it seems that this once neglected grape variety is finding increasing support. There’s a
Read more
Author: jamiegoode
TOR: high-end Cabernet from Napa
Tor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,
Read more
In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn
Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and
Read more
Highlights: Rocim NatCool Fresh From Amphora 2019
A short tasting video with this wine: Herdade do Rocim NatCool Fresh from Amphora 2019 Alentejo, Portugal12% alcohol. Made in
Read more
Old vine Carignan and Cinsault from Domaine des Tourelles, Lebanon
It seems like things are happening on the Lebanese wine scene. Hot on the heels of an interview with new
Read more
Highlights: Fedellos do Couto Bastarda 2018 Ribeira Sacra
Fedellos do Couto are a natural-ish wine producer based in Ribeira Sacra. I visited a couple of years ago –
Read more
Does a producer have any rights to their wines, once they have sold them?
I recently wrote a piece for Little Wine about the grey market for wine, and how this has started to
Read more
Highlights: Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard HJW Bio Riesling 2017 Finger Lakes
Wiemer is one of the top producers in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. This Riesling comes from
Read more
Highlights: Mountford Estate The Rise Pinot Noir 2015 North Canterbury, New Zealand
Mountford Estate’s story is an interesting one. They established a big reputation for their wines under winemaker CP Lin: the
Read more
Highlights: two from Sauternes
A couple of half-bottle Sauternes popped tonight. So satisfying and massively undervalued right now. Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1er
Read more