Why you should enter the new 67 Pall Mall Wine Global Wine Communicator Awards, whoever you are
Hmmm, wine writing competitions. When I started out we had a few. The Glenfiddich Food and Drinks Awards were fun
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Author: jamiegoode
Dry-grown Chile: exploring Itata, a historic region whose time has now come
The modern era of Chilean wine has been defined by French grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenère, Chardonnay and Sauvignon
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Highlights: Champagne Billecart Salmon 2016 France
Impressed with this latest vintage release from Billecart-Salmon. Champagne Billecart Salmon Vintage Extra Brut 2016 FranceThis is 100% Grand Cru,
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Georgian natural wines (2) Manavi Wines
Manavi Wines Website: https://www.manaviwines.ge/ Manavi is the project of Giorgi Aivazyan. These wines come from the village of Manavi, a
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Georgian natural wines (1) Lapati Wines
Website: https://www.lapatiwines.com/ I tasted these wines with Guillaume Gouerou, one half of Lapati Wine. He was an artist when he
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So you want to be a wine writer?
I think it was Hugh Johnson who first came up with the memorable phase: ‘wine needs words’. While we are
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Etna, Sicily: Francesco Modica
Website: https://www.aziendamodica.it/ This is a very traditional-style producer and no sulfites are added. Francesco started vinifying with his grandfather when
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Restaurants: Honey & Co Bloomsbury, London
Website: https://honeyandco.co.uk/places/honey-co/ Just opposite Noble Rot in Lambs Conduit Street, Honey & Co is a really good restaurant offering middle
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Highlights: Champagne Drappier Clarevallis
This is such an interesting wine, which I recently revisited after trying two years earlier. Clarevallis is the name given
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Etna, Sicily: Carranco
Website: https://www.palmentocarranco.com/en/ This is a new project that began in 2018, and it’s a collaboration between Barolo producer Borgogno and
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