Zuccardi: some more affordable wines from this top Argentine producer
Familia Zuccardi make a wide range of wines, from super high-end to more affordable. Here’s a collection of some of
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Why we should stop writing about writing about wine
I fully realise the irony of the intent of this piece. By arguing that we should stop writing about wine
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Australian Pinot Noir: a tasting of 25 wines, showing how impressive these wines can be
Back in November I attended the Pinot Massif, which is a get-together for winemakers in Australia who are working with
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Beaumes de Venise, the Rhône cru with two faces
Website: https://www.beaumesdevenise-aoc.fr/ Beaumes de Venise is a small cru in the southern Rhône that describes itself as a terroir with
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Polish wine exploration: Winnica Silesian
Winnica Silesian is a winery in lower Silesian, Poland, and it’s run by Ebsen Madsen (pictured above), a climate scientist
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Highlights: a 21 year old Mondeuse from Louis Magnin in the Savoie
Domaine Louis Magnin Savoie Arbin Mondeuse Vielles Vignes 2003 Savoie, France12.5% alcohol. This Mondeuse was raised in stainless steel. It
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Some affordable Australian wines from Yalumba and Oxford Landing
Website: https://www.oxfordlanding.com/en/story/ https://www.yalumba.com/ Yalumba are an important winery for Australia. Based in the Barossa they make some impressive high end
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Highlights: Little Pomona Ripple Egremont Russet Unoaked Still Cider 2022 England
I know this is a cider, but it’s just so good, and so vinous, that I had to include it.
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Highlights: Danbury Ridge Chardonnay 2022 at Le Vignoble, Plymouth
After a nice walk along the Cornish coast from Plymouth (there’s a ferry going to Mount Edgecumbe in Cornwall), we
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Krone Assmannshausen, Rheingau: some of Germany’s best Spätburgunders
Website: www.weingut-krone.de Weingut Krone Assmannshausen is a small Pinot-only winery made from a 3.7 hectare vineyard that used to
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