40 years of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand’s most famous wine, the Marlborough icon, hits middle age It was back in 1985 that the first vintage
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Author: jamiegoode
Taittinger’s foray into England, Domaine Evremond, releases its first wine
Back in 2015 I attended a press conference at Westminster Abbey announcing a launch of a new English sparkling wine
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Crozes-Hermitage (2) M Chapoutier
Chapoutier are one of the major producers in the northern Rhône, and they have 60 hectares in the Crozes-Hermitage appellation,
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Crozes-Hermitage (3) Paul Jaboulet-Aîné
Paul Jaboulet Aîné is one of the famous names in the northern Rhône. Owners of the famous chapel on the
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Crozes-Hermitage (4) Maison and Domaine Les Alexandrins
This is a domaine whose name has changed a bit. Domaine Alexandrins was first founded by Alexandre Caso and Guillaume
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Crozes-Hermitage (7) Yann Chave
I met Daphné Chave for lunch at 1906, and we were later joined by her father, Yann Chave. Daphné tells
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Crozes-Hermitage (6) Delas Frères
Website: https://www.delas.com/en/ Marco Beckman, cellar master, gave us a tour of the beautiful new winery, and then we tasted with
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Crozes-Hermitage (5) Cave de Tain
Cave de Tain is one of the leading players in the northern Rhône. I remember visiting back in 1998 as
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Crozes-Hermitage and its new generation: exploring the largest of the appellations in the northern Rhône
Early on in my journey into wine I fell in love with Syrah from the northern Rhône. The problem was
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Australia Day Lunch 2025: celebrating Australian wine with some fine older bottles
As is the tradition (well, for the last four years) a group of jolly wine folk gathered to celebrate Australia
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