Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Riesling is Germany’s great strength, and one of its heartlands is the Mosel. In the second article on the VDP
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Highlights: Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch
Website: https://www.compagniesdrift.com/ Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. Compagniesdrift is a BEE project from Meerlust, and the
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Highlights: Franck Balthazar Cornas 2022 Northern Rhône, France
A beautiful low-intervention Cornas. It’s an appellation with just 110 hectares, and in the past people dismissed the wines as
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Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites at the VDP tasting
German wine has been having a good moment for the last decade, and this is one of the wine country
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Gallery: in the vineyards of the Ahr Valley, Germany
I arrived in the Ahr Valley this afternoon and took a walk around the vineyards. This is a Pinot Noir
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan
Website: https://www.margan.com.au/ Margan is an important Hunter Valley producer making some very interesting wines, and championing newer varieties that show
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (2) judging the Hunter Valley Wine Show
Tell your friends that you’ve just been in the Hunter Valley judging 80 wines a day with nice people, they’ll
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Exploring the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region (1) introduction
It was almost 200 years ago, in 1828, when the Hunter Valley became a wine region. It’s the oldest in
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Highlights: Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England
Website: https://shop.sandridgebarton.com/products/dont-feed-the-ponies-billy-2025 Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England10.6% alcohol. Pinot Noir, Pinot Precocé, Pinot
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Four wines from Virginia in the USA
I tried these four wines from Virginia in the USA. It’s a state that is quite challenging for viticulture, with
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