Interview: Dr Greg Dunn, head of the wine division, Plumpton College
With the expansion of the UK’s wine industry, Plumpton College in Sussex has emerged as an internationally relevant centre for
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Ribera del Duero: Pago De Los Capellanes
Website: Pago de Los Capellanes One of the top wineries in the region, Pago de Los Capellanes is owned by
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Highlights: The Ojai Vineyard Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard 2017 Santa Maria Valley, California
Adam Tolmach began his wine career at Zaca Mesa in Santa Barbara County. Before long he decided to do his
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Pecne Te, a Swiss-owned winery in Mendoza, Argentina
Website: https://www.pecnete.com/ I like serendipity. I was sent these samples to taste by the partners in the winery, who used
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In Quebec: Domaine Le Grand Saint Charles
Website: https://www.domainelegrandsaintcharles.com/ Martin Laroche and Mylène Gaudette run Domaine Le Grand St-Charles, a winery in St-Paul d’Abbotsford in the Montérégie
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The science of flor: what’s that growing on my wine?
What is flor? It’s something that grows on the surface of wine: a film of yeasts. And it alters the
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Highlights: Heinrich Weisze Freyheit 2017 Österreich
Heinrich are one of the top producers in Austria’s Burgenland wine region. They farm in the Leithaberg region, biodynamically. This
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Ixsir: the new star on the Lebanese wine scene
Lebanon is a country with a long history of wine production, but – as with many countries in the middle
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Ribero del Duero: an introduction to this important Spanish wine region
This was my first visit to Ribera del Duero, and it began with an overview from Augustin Alonso Gonzalez, technical
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Highlights: Vidal-Fleury Côtes du Rhône 2016
I liked this wine much more than I was expecting to. Yes, it’s not cheap for a Côtes du Rhône
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