New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
Radford Dale are producing some very smart wines at the moment. They are getting the style right (aiming for freshness
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Highlights: Querciabella Batàr 2022 IGT Blanco Toscana, Italy
Website: https://querciabella.com/wine/batar/ Querciabella Batàr 2022 IGT Blanco Toscana, Italy14% alcohol. Since 1988 Querciabella have made this ‘supertuscan’ white, which is
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Highlights: Julien Cruchandeau Bouzeron Massale 2021 Bourgogne
Website: https://www.domaine-cruchandeau.com/en/ Julien Cruchandeau began managing a domaine in Bouzeron in 2001, after finishing his studies. He began his own
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California exploration: Stolpman Vineyards, Ballard Canyon
Website: https://www.stolpmanvineyards.com/ The next stop on the California road trip was at Stolpman, with Peter Stolpman, who has been running
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Eisenberg Masterclass: Welschriesling and Bläufrankisch from this special region in Austria’s Burgenland
Website: https://www.eisenberg-dac.at/en/home/ This is a small 505 hectare region in the east corner of Burgenland, in the most southerly part
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Alternative Austria: a seminar on natural wines from some of Austria’s most exciting producers
Austrian Alternative wines with Aleks Zecevic, as part of Alberg Weinberg 2024 Alex was 19 when he got into wine,
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California exploration: Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine with Mikey and Gina Giugni
https://www.scaroftheseawines.com/ https://www.ladyofthesunshinewines.com/ I first met Gina and Mikey Giugni in London in June 2023, when they came to show their
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Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from Austria: a study
This tasting was part of the Arlberg Weinberg, and was led by Willi Balanjuk and Daniela Dejnega. Of the 44
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California Exploration: Âmevive Wines with Alice Anderson
Website: https://amevivewine.com/ Alice Anderson is making some beautiful, and beautifully labelled wines under her Âmevive label. I caught up with
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California Exploration: Outward wines, Central Coast
Website: https://outwardwines.com/ Outward Wines is a partnership between Ryan Pace and Natalie Siddique, and I caught up with them to
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