Wines from Emmanuel Giboulot, Bourgogne, tasted at Dynamic Vines
Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/ Dynamic Vines is a respected importer of biodynamic, organic and low-intervention wines based in Bermondsey, London. On Saturday
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Greek wines from female winemakers at Maltby and Greek
Website: https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/ A chance encounter led to a great tasting. I was in Bermondsey exploring Spa Terminus, where many wholesale
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Nice wines at the 67 Sessions: Le Moine, Brocard, Scala Dei, San Leonardo
The evening before the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards, there was a new event. The 67 Sessions, an
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Origin roasters, Cape Town – an amazing coffee experience
Website: https://originroasting.co.za/ On my last visit to Cape Town we stopped off at Origin, which is a coffee roaster and
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Alsace Pinot Noir, a mini study
I tasted quite a bit of Pinot Noir when I last visited Alsace in autumn 2023, and came away impressed.
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Let’s look at the coffee market, and see what this can tell us about wine
People in wine talking about ‘the wine industry’ often get themselves in a stew. As I’ve said before often, and
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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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