The wines of Giaconda, Beechworth, Victoria
Rick Kinzbrunner’s amazing wines are some of Australia’s most sought-after bottles Website: www.giaconda.com.au Giaconda is one of Australia’s star boutique wineries.
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Domaine Marcel Lapierre: natural pioneer in the Beaujolais
I visited with Camille Lapierre, of domaine Marcel Lapierre, which she runs with her brother Mathieu. Of all the domaines
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Developing appellations in emerging wine regions
Jamie Goode discusses the thorny issue of the creation of appellations, GIs and AVAs in new world wine countries I
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All about coffee
Although I’m a wine geek, I’m obsessed by all kinds of flavour, and while I don’t have a great deal
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Château Gassier, Provence star
Gassier is a historical Provence family business that dates back to the 15th century. We visited the location that Gassier
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Jean Stodden, Ahr, Germany
Visiting the most northerly of Germany’s wine regions, where Pinot Noir is king Jean Stodden, run by Alexander Stodden, is
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Visiting Jerez to blend the Las Palmas Sherries of Gonzalez-Byass
The Las Palmas sherries have their origin in the recent launch of Tio Pepe En Rama, which as a brilliant
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Visiting the Australian Wine Research Institude
I visited the Australian Wine Research Institute as part of the Landmark Australia Tutorial in 2009. Website: www.landmark-wineaustralia.com It was smart
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Mercaptans and other volatile sulfur compunds in wine
An article on volatile sulfur compounds in wine isn’t likely to turn many heads. In truth, it’s the sort of
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Brettanomyces in wine: all about this common fault
Brettanomyces is a common defect in wine, but controversy surrounds the subject. Jamie Goode sifts the available data and canvasses the views
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