Wine and Asian food: a masterclass with Richard Hemming of 67 Pall Mall
Jamie Goode attends a seminar in Macao where Richard Hemming presents his book looking at matching wine with Asian food,
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Features
Meet Raphaëlle Guyot, who is recovering lost terroirs in interesting parts of Bourgogne
UK agent: Newcomer Wines Raphaëlle Guyot studied winegrowing and winemaking at Beaune, graduating in 2015. This was followed up with
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California exploration: Kutch, visiting their new home and tasting the 2023 new releases
I’ve written extensively about the wines of Jamie Kutch before, so it was great to be able to visit him
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Crozes-Hermitage: my pick of 22 of the best wines from this interesting appellation
Back in late November I visited Crozes-Hermitage in the Northen Rhône, taking some time to visit many of the producers,
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Crozes-Hermitage (18) a big tasting of whites and reds
WHITES In 2023, Crozes-Hermitage was 11% white. Here I tried 18 whites. Vidal-Fleury Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 202213% alcohol. Marsanne with some
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Crozes-Hermitage (14) Domaine des Hauts Châssis
Next stop was at Domaine des Hauts Châssis, for a visit and tasting with the Raphaël Faugier. His father created
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Crozes-Hermitage (17) Laurent Fayolle
Laurent Fayolle is one of the stars of Crozes-Hermitage, and his family domaine is base in the north, in the
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Crozes-Hermitage (16) Domaine des Combat
Sandra Combat is quite a character. She was a brand ambassador for Mouton Cadet in China, where she lived for
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Crozes-Hermitage (15) Domaine Belle
I met with Valentin Belle (pictured above) of Domaine Belle to taste through some of their wines. This is a
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AA Flagship Lounge raid, including Tablas, Stoller, Matanzas and Giovanni Rosso
I’m in the AA Flagship lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, so I thought I’d try through the wines on
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