Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and
Read moreMy first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and
Read moreWebsite: https://www.quintadetourais.com/en/index.html Tourias is located in the Baixo Douro, the first part of the Douro you come to when heading
Read moreWebsite: https://www.foliasdebaco.com/ Tiago Sampaio is making some of the Douro’s most interesting natural wines under the Uivo brand. His winery
Read moreBack in February 2025 I attended the Pinot Noir 2025 conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. As well as some great
Read moreIt was back in 2002 that João Nicolau de Almeida and Eduardo Lopes began Muxagat, a terroir project based the
Read moreWebsite: https://www.savagewines.com/ Duncan Savage has established himself as one of South Africa’s top producers, and each year he seems to
Read moreAntónio Maia Ferreira Faria was a celebrated producer of classic, long-lived Bairrada under the Gonçalves Faria label, working with some
Read moreWebsite: https://www.benditodestino.wine/ Terry Kandylis was head sommelier at 67 Pall Mall, and then spent a year working for Caprice Holdings,
Read moreFrançois Chasans was a sommelier in France, and he first came to Portugal in 1998. He came for an agricultural
Read moreWebsite: https://www.thekernelbrewery.com/index.php For a while, I ran a beer blog, with Daniel Primack. It was quite fun, even if it
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