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Quinta da Vacariça, a French sommelier making biodynamic wines in Portugal’s Bairrada region (updated with new notes, June 2025)

François Chasans was a sommelier in France, and he first came to Portugal in 1998. He came for an agricultural

Website: https://www.thekernelbrewery.com/index.php For a while, I ran a beer blog, with Daniel Primack. It was quite fun, even if it

In 2008 Niepoort collaborated with Equipo Navazos to make a special wine: an unfortified flor-aged table wine. This was to

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Eddie McDougall was in town so a gathering of the new Canary Wharf Wine Club was convened to welcome him

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A quick stop in the First Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal Five gave me a chance to do some tasting.

Coonawarra is a celebrated wine region in South Australia, and Wynns are one of the most important players here. It

Terres d’Imaginaire is an exciting new producer in Anjou, and very much a rising star. It’s the project of 32-year-old

Website: https://www.chevrot.fr/ Pablo Chevrot (above) is the vice president of a group called Les Aligoteurs, focusing on the grape variety

Head to the Douro and then make your way to Vale Mendiz in the Pinhão Valley, you’ll find one of

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This was a blind tasting of 10 assorted white wines. Notes and scores as written, supplemented with some information after