Exploring Lirac (5) Domaine des Carabiniers ‘Biodynamic Wine’
Website: https://www.biodynamicwine.bio/en/ It’s perhaps surprising to find a domaine branded as ‘biodynamic wine’. But that’s how Domaine des Carabiniers describe
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Exploring Lirac (4) Château de Bouchassy
I tasted these wines with Marie-Cécile Degoul, who returned to the family domaine two years ago after working for 15
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Exploring Lirac (3) Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme
Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme is a new domaine in Lirac. I tasted the wines with his wife, Anaïs Rebouleau. His family
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Exploring Lirac (2) Clos du Jas
Grégory Sergent (pictured above) is the man behind Clos du Jas. He spent 15 years as a paratrooper in the
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Exploring Lirac (1) Château Boucarut
Château Boucarut is a new producer in Lirac. Saskia and Maurice Goetschy established the domaine in Roquemure in 2017. They
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Highlights: Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain NV
Drank this recently and was really impressed. For a NV blend, this is very good quality, with a lovely range
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The wines of Jocelyn Hogan, a top producer from South Africa
Jocelyn Hogan began her wine project in 2014. The wines have always been good but with the 2021 vintage they
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Pink performance: a rosé review with a global selection of wines rated
Pink wine is such an important category these days. Everyone likes it, it sells well, and it’s a category that
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Restaurants: José in Bermondsey, a brilliant tapas bar from José Pizzaro
Website: https://josepizarro.com/venues/jose-tapas-bar-bermondsey/ No reservations. Just rock up – early evening if you want to avoid the queues. This is a
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Trizanne Signature Wines: a single-vineyard approach focusing on the Cape South Coast
Website: https://www.trizanne.co.za/ Trizanne Barnard is the winegrower behind Trizanne Signature Wines, which she began in 2008, after working for four
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