Highlights: Kelvin Feku Grenache Noir 2022, WO Wellington, South Africa
Kelvin Feku is Alex Milner’s (of Natte Valleij) assistant winemaker, and this is the first release under his own label.
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Author: Treve Ring
Highlights: Maçanita Vinhos Letra F Vinho de Mistura 2022, Douro Valley, Portugal
Letra F refers to the last letter in the grade for the categorization system for port grapes in the Douro,
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Highlights: Barbadillo Nave Trinidad Manzanilla en Rama, Spain
The Nave Trininad is one of the naves in the bodega El Toro, the first warehouse that Benigno Barbadillo bought
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Most Memorable Champagnes of 2023
Though Champagne sales fell in 2023 (The Comité Champagne [CIVC] predicted sales of 314 million bottles vs 326 million sold
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Highlights : Filipa Pato & William Wouters Flos Castanea 2022, Bairrada, Portugal
This experimental project was made with the grandson of Vinho Verde biodynamic pioneer Fernando Paiva, of Quinta da Palmirinha. Paiva
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Highlights: Joshua Cooper Shay’s Flat Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
Joshua Cooper grew up in the vineyards with parents Alan and Nelly Cooper, and their pioneering biodynamic Cobaw Ridge winery
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In Montalcino: the Challenging 2023 Vintage
I spent time in Montalcino in end August, the last opportunity to taste with winemakers before they are headstrong into
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In Montalcino: Canalicchio di Sopra
I knew I would like Francesco Ripaccioli when he professed his deep love for Champagne. Francesco, cellar rat / managing
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Highlights: La Spinetta Timorasso 2021, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso is an ancient indigenous grape variety of Piemonte, worthy and regarded enough to have its own DOC (!). This
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Highlights: Swerwer Rooi Groen Skins 2021, Swartland, South Africa
Swerwer (Nomad / Wanderer) is Jasper Wickens project in the Swartland, and this Rooi Groen (red-green) Skins version is an
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