Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2022 Spain
Another beauty from Ramiro Ibáñez. Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2022 Spain11.5% alcohol. This is Palomino from a collection of
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Watching the Aldeburgh moonrise with Champagne: Lanson Le Black and Heidsieck & Co Monopole
On a recent trip to the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts we sat on the beach at Aldeburgh as the sun
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Maison Arnaud Boué, making some excellent negociant wines in Bourgogne
Arnaud Boué comes from Bourgogne, but didn’t come from a wine family. He did, however, get a degree in enology,
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What are we to make of Lafleur’s decision to leave the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations? (Updated)
What are we to make of the hot news from Bordeaux that Société Civile du Château Lafleur (who make six
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Hickinbotham: some impressive wines from a special site in South Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://www.hickinbothamwines.com.au/ The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard is one of the most celebrated sites in Australia’s McLaren Vale. Although its viticultural
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Samuel Billaud, making some of the best wines in Chablis
Samuel Billaud was working for his family domaine, Billaud-Simon, a member of the sixth generation of the family to grow
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New Zealand is making some of the world’s best Pinot Noir, and this is my roll-call of the best
Back in February I attended Pinot Noir 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was quite a special event. One of
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Two truths of wine marketing not widely acknowledged
I recent read an excellent post telling winery owners what they could do more effectively in selling their wine. It
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Apehelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,
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Riley Harrison is making some compelling low intervention wines from top sites in South Australia
Website: https://www.harrison.wine/ Riley Harrison studied winemaking in Adelaide, and ended up working for a big winery: Dorrien Estate. While he
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