Pannobile – meeting this coalition of amazing Burgenland producers, who are making some of Austria’s most interesting wines
The Pannobile group is now 30 years old. It was John Nittnaus who created the term Pannobile, from Pannonia, the
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United States of Blaufränkisch – a deep dive into this amazing red grape variety (1) 25 examples from Hungary
Blaufränkisch is a grape variety on the rise. It has only come to prominence in recent years, for a range
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Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain
I visited Vergelegen a while ago, seeing how this celebrated wine estate has emerged from a period of underperformance under
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Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell
It was back in 1994 that Dave Powell began a winery that was to prove very important for the Barossa
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Spotlight on Saint-Joseph: tasting 39 different wines from this northern Rhône cru
It was back in 1956 that Saint-Joseph became an appellation, and the original classification was expanded in 1969 from the
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Matthias Müller, stunning wines from the Mittelrhein in Germany
Website: https://www.weingut-matthiasmueller.de/en/start-en/ Matthias Müller is a family-owned wine estate based in the Mittelrhein. It’s a beautiful area, and this stretch
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Gamine Rose, innovative wines from the Dão and Douro
Odile Rose Bouchard is the winegrower behind Gamine Rose. Her family own Quinta do Tedo, a small Port estate in
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Silice, beautiful natural wines from Ribeira Sacra, Spain
Silice is the project of Fredi Torres (pictured above), and is based in Ribeira Sacra. He began Silice in 2013
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RPM, a music-inspired low-intervention winery from Portugal
Website: https://www.vinrpm.com/en/ The basis of this music-inspired project is a family farm, which has been owned since the 1930s by
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Esterházy, a historical estate reborn, making lovely wines from Austria’s Leithaberg (Burgenland) region
Website: https://esterhazywein.at/en/ Esterházy is a historic estate, located in the Leithaberg subregion of Burgenland. The Esterházy castle, owned by the
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