Highlights: Stesso Stesso Beulah Violetta Rosso 2024 Umbria, Italy
A lovely low-intervention red from Umbria. Stesso Stesso Beulah Violetta Rosso 2024 Umbria, Italy12.5% alcohol. Stesso Stesso is the winemaking
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Highlights: Cecilia Pinot Noir 2024 Ceres, South Africa
Impressed by this Pinot from a region in South Africa that isn’t well known for it. Cecilia Pinot Noir 2024
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
There’s something special about the occasion when it comes to attending a football match, especially if you really care about
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Continuing on my series of write ups from the 2026 VDP tastings is Wiesbaden, Germany, here are my notes on
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An almost perfect meal at Noble Rot, Mayfair (London), with Sarris, Keller and Sadie wines
I’ve been to Noble Rot’s Mayfair and Lambs Conduit Street restaurants many times, and the experience has always been good.
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Highlights: Black Chalk HiDE Extra Brut 2021 Hampshire, England
Website: https://blackchalkwine.co.uk/products/hide-2021 This is a new single-vineyard sparkling wine from Black Chalk. It’s a very chalky block with shallow soils
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles
Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and
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Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
Website: https://www.winnicamoderna.pl/ Winnica Moderna is based in Poland’s Lower Silesian region, which is one of the warmest parts of the
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A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
As part of the recent Island Wines Summit in Tenerife we had a chance to taste through a range of
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