In the Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (11) Three Sticks Wines
Website: https://threestickswines.com/ Three Sticks is one of the wineries owned by Bill Price, whose nickname is ‘Billy Three Sticks’. He
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Exploring the Centre Loire (4) Domaine Villargeau, Coteaux du Giennois
Website: https://www.domaine-villargeau.fr/ Villargeau is an impressive producer based in the Coteaux du Giennois in the Centre Loire. I visited with
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The wines of Doran Vineyards, Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
Website: https://www.doranvineyards.co.za/ These are affordable wines from the Voor Paardeberg in South Africa. Doran Vineyards was established in 2010. Doran
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Book review: One Thousand Vines: a new way to understand wine, by Pascaline Lepeltier
One Thousand Vines: a new way to understand winePascaline LepeltierMitchell Beazley, London, 2024 I first met Pascaline Lepeltier in 2014
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Domaine du Gringet, taking over the reins of Domaine Belluard, making remarkable Savoie wines
I tasted these wines with Miguel Sarzies, who’s part owner, vigneron and winemaker at Domaine du Gringet, a remarkable producer
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Highlights: Mitchelton Cabernet Shiraz 1973 Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia
This is a remarkable wine. On the night before the Pinot Massif event that brought 40-odd winemakers together at Mitchelton
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Highlights: Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet
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Andrew Caillard and The Australian Ark, perhaps the best wine book ever written!
Website: https://australianark.com Andrew Caillard’s ‘The Australian Ark’ is one of the most amazing wine books ever written. I caught up
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Highlights: MMAD Grenache 2022 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Tried this wine with a few wine folk after dinner last night and was really impressed. From the Shaw &
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Alcohol, health, the social licence of drinking and neo-prohibitionism – an important topic for the wine trade to engage with
How much can you drink without damaging your health? Is there a safe level of drinking? Are government guidelines on
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