Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (3) Casal de Coelheira
Nuno Falcão Rodrigues’ parents bought Casal de Coelheira in 1986, and he started working here in 1992. It’s the last
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (4) Quinta do Casal Monteiro
Casal Monteiro is a relatively large vineyard that is purely on the Campo terroir of the Tejo. They are just
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (1) an introduction
In this series of articles, published together, I’m going to be exploring the Tejo wine region in Portugal, which has
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Grafted versus ungrafted vines: Francs de Pied re-open the debate
There’s a new organization in the world of fine wine. It looks a bit like an elite members club from
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Cava discovery (2) Parés Baltà
Website: https://paresbalta.com/en/ Part one of this exploration of Cava begins with Parés Baltà. They are one of the most exciting
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Piemonte adventure (1) Neive: La Cantinetta di Barun, and Degusto
I’m in Piemonte for a few days. Monday to Wednesday I’m lecturing at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, for
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Proposed changes to UK wine regulation could precipitate a race to the bottom, and damage the growing UK wine production sector immensely
Proposed changes to UK wine regulation could precipitate a race to the bottom, and damage the growing UK wine production
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A Beaujolais study with some stunning expressions of Gamay
These are seven great examples of Gamay from Beaujolais that I showed in a masterclass today. I really liked them
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The wines of Domaine des Tourelles, Lebanon
Faouzi Issa presented this range tasting of Domaine des Tourelles in London. He’s young (1984 vintage) but already has many
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Two impressive wines from Whinyard Rocks in Wales, UK
Whinyard Rocks is a small-scale vineyard in Radnor, Powys, Wales. There are 2500 vines planted on 1.5 acres, and the
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