New Zealand is making some of the world’s best Pinot Noir, and this is my roll-call of the best
Back in February I attended Pinot Noir 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was quite a special event. One of
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Two truths of wine marketing not widely acknowledged
I recent read an excellent post telling winery owners what they could do more effectively in selling their wine. It
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Aphelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,
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Highlights: two wines from Frederick Stevenson in South Australia
Frederick Stevenson is a naturally oriented winegrower in South Australia, and I tried these two wines from him. Frederick Stevenson
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Restaurants: Eleven Madison Park, New York – three-star vegan goodness that’s close to perfection
Website: https://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/ Back in 2014, Betina Piqueras-Fiszman and Charles Spence published an intriguing book, called ‘The Perfect Meal’ (I wrote
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Riley Harrison is making some compelling low intervention wines from top sites in South Australia
Website: https://www.harrison.wine/ Riley Harrison studied winemaking in Adelaide, and ended up working for a big winery: Dorrien Estate. While he
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Mersel, exciting low intervention wines from special terroirs in Lebanon
Website: https://www.merselwine.com/ Eddie Chami’s family comes from Lebanon, but moved to Australia in the 1960s. That’s where he grew up.
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The Remedy is one of London’s best wine bars
Website: https://theremedylondon.com/ Just north of Oxford Street, before you get to Regent’s Park, you’ll find one of the best places
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The ‘Joan is awful’ effect, and why people working in wine shouldn’t fall for it
‘Joan Is Awful’ is the first episode of the sixth series of Black Mirror, written by Charlie Brooker. It aired
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Discovering the Mâconnais (13) Domaines Auvigue
Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/en-domaines-auvigue/ Auvigue is the jewel in the crown of Maison Jean Loron, which is one of the oldest and
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