In Montalcino: the Challenging 2023 Vintage
I spent time in Montalcino in end August, the last opportunity to taste with winemakers before they are headstrong into
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Beaujolais adventures (6) Domaine du Grand Pré
I bump into Romain Zordan of Château de Grand Pre fresh off the tractor, where he’s been spraying the vines.
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In Montalcino: Canalicchio di Sopra
I knew I would like Francesco Ripaccioli when he professed his deep love for Champagne. Francesco, cellar rat / managing
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Beaujolais adventures (5) Domaine de la Grand’Cour/Famille Dutraive
Website: http://domainedelagrandcour.fr/ One of the stars of the Beaujolais natural wine scene is Domaine de la Grand’Cour, which is owned
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Northwest Explorations – Oregon, Washington and Idaho – a Texsom seminar
This seminar was led by Samantha Cole-Johnson and Elaine Heide as part of Texsom. We begin in Oregon, with a
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Meeting Paul Hobbs and trying his wines: one of the world’s most accomplished consultant winemakers
One of the best known Californian consultant winemakers is Paul Hobbs. He began making wine at Mondavi in the late
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The rare grape varieties of Italy: a Texsom seminar
A Texsom seminar led by Marquita Levy-Pennington and Shelley Lindgren. ‘We could have this seminar last for two weeks,’ says
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Damascene, the new star from South Africa
One of the most exciting producers to emerge from the already very exciting South African wine scene in the last
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The wines of Keuka Lake Vineyards, Finger Lakes, New York State
Website: https://www.klvineyards.com/ At the FLXcursion event in Geneva, New York, I caught up with Mel Goldman to taste his Keuka
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Old Vines, Classic Wines: a brief study of Australian wine
These wines were served at a Wine Australia lunch at the Texsom conference in Dallas, August 2023. It’s a really
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