Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (9) Kismet Estate Winery
Website: https://www.kismetestatewinery.com/ There’s a great story to Kismet. Sukwinder (Sukhi) and Balwinder Dhaliwal moved from the Punjab in India to
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (8) Burrowing Owl
Website: https://www.burrowingowlwine.ca/ Burrowing Owl is another important Okanagan winery. They are medium-sized (45 000 cases), but they are an important
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Katharina Gessl, an exciting producer in Austria’s Weinviertel
Website: https://www.katharinagessl.at/ The transition to the following generation is often a challenge for Austrian wineries, especially where the kids have
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (7) Black Hills Estate
Website: https://www.blackhillswinery.com/ Black Hills is a noted winery in Black Sage Bench in the south of the Okanagan, famous for
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Celebrating 25 years of star Canadian winery Tawse, with Celebrating 25 years of Tawse with two pairs of wines, one current, one archive
Tawse, one of Canada’s top wineries, is 25. And last night, on my arrival into Niagara in advance of justing
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Revela, where Mariana Salvador is making some exciting wines in Portugal’s Dão region
Revela is an exciting project that began in 2021. Mariana Salvador makes the wines for Textura, and Revela is her
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (6) Nk’Mip
Website: https://www.nkmipcellars.com/About-Us This was my second visit to Nk’Mip (pronounced inkameep), an important winery in the south of the Okanagan.
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (5) Quails’ Gate
Website: https://www.quailsgate.com/ Quails’ gate are one of the most important wineries in the Okanagan, making top quality wines at a
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Exploring Vinho Verde: the articulate low intervention wines of Márcio Lopes
Website: https://mlw.pt/en/ Márcio Lopes makes some brilliant naturally inclined wines from Vinho Verde and the Douro. He’s doing it in
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Luís Seabra Vinhos: impressive wines from Vinho Verde, Douro and Dão
Website: https://luisseabravinhos.com/en Luis Seabra is one of Portugal’s leading winemakers. He made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving
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