Video: grape processing at Château Mercian in Japan
Here’s s short film of some grapes being processed at the main winery of Château Mercian in Japan.
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Highlights: two sparkling wines from Fitzpatrick, Okanagan, Canada
Fitzpatrick Fitz Blanc de Blanc 2015 Okanagan, Canada12% alcohol. The Fitzpatrick family owned Cedar Creek, and when they sold to
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A great meal at Mampuku, Bordeaux
Last week in Bordeaux, for one night only. Where to go? Somewhere fancy and French? No. We went to the
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Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair
2020 saw the 27th edition of Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair. Jamie Goode attended, and while he
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Highlights: Staffelter Hof Little Bastard 2019 Mosel
Jan Matthias Klein runs his family estate, Staettler Hof in Kröv, in Germany’s Mosel region. As well as some more
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Top 5 Wines for Winter Meals
Cosy, comforting meals are the best part of winter! Soups, stews, hearty salads, cheesy dishes, charcuterie and indulgent desserts are
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10 superb organic Austrian wines
Austria is an interesting country for wine at the moment. Here are notes on 10 organic Austrian wines that I
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Marc Delienne, a new natural winegrower in Fleurie
Beaujolais is a hotspot for natural wine, and one of the new names here is Marc Delienne in Fleurie. Jamie
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Highlights: Champagne Gérmar Breton Rosé NV
I bumped into this grower Champagne, Gérmar Breton, previously unknown to me, at the Mampuku restaurant in Bordeaux. It was
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Abe Schoener: the thought-leader vigneron, opening a new urban winery in LA
Abe Schoener, ex-philosophy professor, is the winemaker behind the Scholium Project, an innovative Californian micronegociant winery that’s hard to put
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