Modest success is the enemy of true success
I haven’t done much consulting in the world of wine, but I have done a bit. I once went to
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Author: jamiegoode
Highlights: three stunning Chenins from Alheit
Chris Alheit was presenting at the Chenin Congress 2025 in the Loire Valley, and he showed three recent releases. These
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A night out in Angers: Cercle Rouge and Barco Vino
Websites: https://www.barcovino.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/lecerclerougeangers?locale2=fr_FR# Had a really nice evening with a good crew in Angers. Two excellent drinking spots: Cercle
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Vite Maritata: growing vines on trees, and tasting the Lèmme Lèmme from Buondomo
It was a real treat to taste this wine while I was in Tuscany, having seen one of the vineyards
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Slovenia: Domaine Slapšak with François Botton, who traded Champagne dreams for Dolejnska
Website: https://www.domaine-slapsak.com/en/ François Botton is French, and hails from the Champagne region. But he didn’t grow up in a Champagne
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Cviček, a unique lighter red wine style from Slovenia, blending red and white grapes with low alcohol
This is a really interesting traditional style of wine that is extremely cheap locally, but which I think could have
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Highlights: Hambledon Classic Cuvée Rosé NV England
New release of this impressive rosé from Hambledon, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine houses. [Aside: keep this out
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Highlights: Bien de Altura Tidao 4 2022 Gran Canaria, Spain
A really impressive single vineyard wine from the talented Carmelo Peña, who also makes wine from Lanzarote. This is from
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Slovenia: Roka, Kog
Liam and Sinead Cabot are from Ireland, where they currently run a successful wine importing business, Cabot & Co (https://www.cabotandco.com/).
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Slovenia: Marof, Prekmurje
I visited Marof in May 2023 on my first tour of Slovenia, and was impressed. On this trip, I caught
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