Slovenia: Marof, Prekmurje
I visited Marof in May 2023 on my first tour of Slovenia, and was impressed. On this trip, I caught
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Slovenia: visiting Tement and Domaine Ciringa, where Austria and Slovenia meet
Website: https://www.tement.at/en/ Tement is an important producer in Austrian Styria, but their cellar in Zierreg is right on the border
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Slovenia: Vino Gross, in Slovenian Styria
Website: https://www.vinogross.com/ Last time I visited Vino Gross I spent time in the vineyards of Haloze, and then tasted in
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In Slovenia, with Velika Lega, a new wine classification for Slovenia’s top wineries
Website: https://velikalega.com/about-us/ Slovenia is an interesting and diverse wine country. It’s a small country with some important neighbours, and a
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Locals and Nomads, a natural wine bar in Lisbon
Website: https://localsandnomads.com/ Locals and Nomads is a small naturally focused wine bar in Lisbon. I had a gap in my
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Making art from smell: the peculiar and wonderful Osmodrama
Website: https://osmodrama.com/ Smell is an underrated sense. It’s often relegated in the hierarchy of senses to the bottom rung, but
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Bassermann-Jordan: tasting the wines from this historic Pfalz estate, now farming organically
Geheimer Rat von Bassermann-Jordan, Pfalz, Germany Website: https://www.bassermann-jordan.de/ Bassermann-Jordan is an organic producer based in Diedersheim in Germany’s Pfalz wine
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Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio
Website: http://www.finca-allende.com/en/ Finca Allende is a top Rioja winery with a single-vineyard focus. Miguel Ángel de Gregorio was in town
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Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and
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