Highlights: Roebuck Rosé de Noirs 2018 Sussex, England
I’m a big fan of English fizz house Roebuck, whose wines I’ve reviewed here before a few times (here, here
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Discovering the Mâconnais (6) Domaine Gilles et Sylvie Guerrin
Website: www.gillesguerrin-vins.com/ Meeting with Blandine Guerrin. Vergisson, a small, pretty village, is found between the Vergisson (pictured above) and Solutré
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In Niagara (15) King and Victoria
Website: https://kingandvictoria.com/ King and Victoria are based in the Twenty Mile Bench appellation of Niagara, Canada. They own the Hanck
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (5) DuMol
Website: https://dumol.com/ I visited DuMol on a beautiful July day, as the 2024 growing season was well underway and the
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Highlight: Champagne Laherte Frères Ultratradition Extra Brut NV France
Website: https://www.champagne-laherte.com/?lang=EN# Champagne Laherte Frères Ultratradition Extra Brut NV France12.5% alcohol. This is a blend of fruit from 8 villages
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Domaine of the Bee: interesting wines from the Roussillon
Website: https://domaineofthebee.com/ Since 2007 master of wine Justin-Howard Sneyd and his wife Amanda have been part-time vignerons. They purchased some
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Giant Steps, Yarra Valley: Australia’s winery of the year launches the first wines from the remarkable Bastard Hill vineyard
Website: https://www.giantstepswine.com.au/ Giant Steps is a Yarra Valley winery that’s currently in the spotlight, winning the 2025 Halliday Guide Winery
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Gingin and Mendoza, unravelling the mystery of these two related Chardonnay clones
Travel to Australia and New Zealand and you’ll hear extensive discussion about two clones of Chardonnay: Gingin and Mendoza. They
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Chianti Classico deep dive (10) Rocca di Montegrossi
Marco Ricasoli is the owner of Rocca di Montegrossi, a 100 hectare property in Monti in Chianti, just south of
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Chianti Classico deep dive (9) Castello di Querceto
Website: https://www.castellodiquerceto.it/?lang=en I visited Querceto back in October 2008, and here I was back again, some 15 years later, and
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