My idea of heaven
It’s time to stop hoarding that sweet wine and Champagne, sitting and waiting for good times to roll: there has
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Author: Lisse Garnett
An ode to Palomino: still wines made from old vine Palomino offer a new narrative for this ‘neutral’ industrialised yet historic grape variety
Lisse Garnett gathers evidence for the defence and Jamie Goode tastes Palomino Fino, Listan Blanco, Listán de Jerez, Malvasia Rei,
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Modesty and talent: Balfour wines from Hush Heath Estate are actually pretty rad…
Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode visit the estate and report back on an operation that isn’t quite as the marketing
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Bodega Contra Corriente: Welsh-speaking Chubut in Patagonia is producing cool climate wines to sing about
Lisse Garnett tells the story of a new wine region with an intriguing history, in Argentina’s Patagonia. Wine notes by
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Bodegas Arautava, Tenerife: wines marked by Spanish and Portuguese invaders, volcanic eruptions and a vine training system more crazy than Colares
Volcanic soils, the idiosyncratic cordón trenzado system and the mighty Atlantic make for a maverick terroir on the Island of
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País, Mission, Criolla Chica: the Beaujolais of the Americas?
Much like the Gamay of Beaujolais, twenty years ago País was seen as fit for only commonplace, lowly table wine.
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Giorgio Melandri’s Mutililiana wines: Sangiovese thrives in Modigliana, Romagna
Modigliana, in Italy’s Romagna region, is producing Sangiovese like you have never tasted before. The Mutiliana wines of Giorgio Melandri
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An ode to Carménère, Grande Vidure, Merlot Peumo…
Lisse Garnett reports on this Coelocanth of grape varieties. Once a major Bordeaux variety, Carménère was wiped out in the
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An ode to Carignan, Carineña, Mazuelo…
Lisse Garnett spells an ode to Carignan, a variety that never seems to get any credit. And Jamie Goode taste
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Deep roots steady Argentina’s small producers amid economic uncertainty
Inflation, a challenging home market and the soaring price of garlic are testing the mettle of Mendoza’s small independent producers,
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