Outside of its consumption, wine has no meaning
A year ago, a wine story escaped the industry bubble and made news. It was of a 79 year old
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Features
Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire: tasting all 7 releases to date
This was my first time tasting one of Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s prestige cuvées, Clos Saint-Hilaire. It comes from a single-hectare plot
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Champagne: the state of the industry, plus 12 memorable bottles from 2021
The good news is we will not run out of champagne. The worrisome news is that it may be harder
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The Crouch Valley, Essex: a leading region for English still wines
The Crouch Valley in Essex is turning out to be a hotspot for still English wines. The reason? It is
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Lokaia, an exciting new project from Franschhoek, South Africa
Lokaia is a joint project from Franschhoek vignerons Clayton Reabow (winemaker at Moreson) and Craig McNaught (winemaker at Stony Brook).
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Bairrada, perhaps Portugal’s best terroir? In seven wines
Bairrada is a wine region in northern Portugal that is attracting a lot of attention at the moment. It has
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No es Pituko, an exciting range of natural wines from Chile
No es Pituko translates as ‘it ain’t fancy’, and this is a series of natural, no-added-sulfite wines from Viño Echeverria.
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Domaine Chanson, Bourgogne: impressive 2020 releases
Domaine Chanson has a sizeable 43 hectares of vines in Bourgogne, and also operates as a negociant. This was a
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In Piemonte, visiting Roberto Voerzio, one of Barolo’s star producers
Roberto Voerzio is one of the leading names in Barolo. He went out on his own in 1986, and was
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In Franciacorta: Cortefusia, an exciting new project
Website: http://www.cortefusia.com/home/ Cortefusia is one of the most exciting projects in Franciacorta. It’s a collaboration between Daniele Gentile (winemaker) and
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