Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley
Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.
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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovich was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.
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Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
Website: https://www.anthillfarms.com/ Anthill Farms began with 8 barrels of wine in 2024, and was started by three winemakers who’d met
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The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry
I popped into Lidl today to have a look at their wine offering. Lidl is one of the two German
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Restaurants: a near perfect lunch at Chez Bruce, Wandsworth Common, London
Website: https://www.chezbruce.co.uk/ What do you want from a restaurant experience? It really depends. Sometimes you want gastronomic challenge. Sometimes you
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The wines of Aldeia de Cima, an exciting project in Portugal’s Alentejo
Website: https://www.aldeiadecima.com/en/ Herdade Aldeia de Cima is a large 2400 hectare estate in Vidigueira in the south Alentejo. Here, Luisa
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New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
Radford Dale are producing some very smart wines at the moment. They are getting the style right (aiming for freshness
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Casa Marin, one of Chile’s top boutique wineries making cool climate gems in their own DO, Lo Abarca
Website: https://www.casamarin.cl/ Casa Marin is one of Chile’s success stories. It’s a boutique winery based in Lo Abarca, which is
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Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps
Giant Steps winery was started in the Yarra Valley by Phil Sexton in the late 1990s. He is a serial
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Yarra Valley (10) Bobar
Sally and Tom Belford met at wine school, and in 2010 began making wine together in the Yarra Valley. I
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