Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal
Website: https://worldwildwines.com/en/ Carlos Raposo made wines for Niepoort (2011-2018) and others, before setting out on his own. He’s based in
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Features
Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine
Website: https://academieduvinlibrary.com/products/rooted-in-change-the-stories-behind-sustainable-wine-jane-masters-mw-andrew-neather Jane Masters (a wine buyer) and Andrew Neather (formerly wine columnist and journalist on the Evening Standard) hardly
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Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary
Website: https://kristiankielmayer.com/natural-wines-of-hungary/ The natural wine scene is so interesting. It has also caused a lot of griping in the wine
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Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
Website: https://uk.mazzei.it/ The Mazzei family are a Tuscan powerhouse. They have significant vineyards in Chianti Classico, and as well as
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Espera: brilliant natural-leaning wines from Lisboa, Portugal
Website: https://www.esperawines.pt/en-gb Espera is a natural wine producer based in Alcobaça, in the Lisboa wine region of Portugal. Soils here
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La Tour Melas, a Greek first growth: tasting the wines over lunch at Gaia, Mayfair
Website: https://www.latourmelas.com/ A winery that stemmed from a bet. Some time ago, Kyros Melas, a stockbroker, made a bet with
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The wines of Júlio Bastos/Dona Maria, from Portugal’s Alentejo
Júlio Bastos is one of the leading winemakers in Portugal’s Alentejo region, and his family property, located near Estremoz, is
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Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time
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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
It costs money to make wine. Quite a bit of it, if it’s done well. The chief problem is this:
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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the
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