Tasting the 2023s from Felton Road, a leading winery from New Zealand’s Central Otago region
Nicola Greening was in town to show off the 2023s from star Central Otago winegrower Felton Road. This was a
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Chianti Classico deep dive (11) Badia a Coltibuono
Website: www.coltibuono.com Badia a Coltibuono is a historic estate in Chianti Classico dating back to the middle ages. The abbey
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Sommer: beautiful low-intervention wines from Austria’s Leithaberg region
Website: https://weingut-sommer.at/ Sommer are based in Leithaberg, in Burgenland, Austria, where they have 30 hectares of vines. Next generation Leo
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A New York State/Finger Lakes study with 9 interesting wines
Last night I presented a masterclass at 67 Pall Mall on some of the wines from New York state, with
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Cork versus screwcap: a major tasting including older wines, with some interesting results
This was an amazing tasting, hosted by Stephen Browett of Farr Vintners, comparing the same wines sealed under cork and
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Some Australian fine wines from Berkmannn Wine Cellars
Website: https://www.berkmann.co.uk/ Berkmann are a respected UK importer who have built up a portfolio of really interesting Australian wines, among
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In the Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (11) Three Sticks Wines
Website: https://threestickswines.com/ Three Sticks is one of the wineries owned by Bill Price, whose nickname is ‘Billy Three Sticks’. He
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Exploring the Centre Loire (4) Domaine Villargeau, Coteaux du Giennois
Website: https://www.domaine-villargeau.fr/ Villargeau is an impressive producer based in the Coteaux du Giennois in the Centre Loire. I visited with
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The wines of Doran Vineyards, Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
Website: https://www.doranvineyards.co.za/ These are affordable wines from the Voor Paardeberg in South Africa. Doran Vineyards was established in 2010. Doran
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Book review: One Thousand Vines: a new way to understand wine, by Pascaline Lepeltier
One Thousand Vines: a new way to understand winePascaline LepeltierMitchell Beazley, London, 2024 I first met Pascaline Lepeltier in 2014
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