Chianti Classico deep dive (3) Fèlsina
Website: https://www.felsina.it/en/ Like many of Chianti Classico’s grand properties, the land at the extensive Fèlsina estate was farmed by sharecroppers
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Features
The Old Road Wine Co, a Franschhoek-based winery making some impressive single-vineyard wines
Website: https://oldroadwinecompany.com/ Launched in November 2018. Owned by. The idea is to make interesting wines with good stories. These are
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Visiting Constantino Ramos, resurrecting the red wines of Monção and Melgaço in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal
‘My background is from the pharmaceutical industry,’ says Constantino. ‘My family didn’t produce wine.’ He did a degree in pharmacy
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Exploring Japanese wine (6) visiting Tamba Wine in Kyoto
Website: https://www.tambawine.co.jp/ Tamba Wine is a vineyard and winery based in the middle of the Kyoto prefecture in Japan, some
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Australian Riesling, a study in 8 wines
These wines were tasted as part of the Finger Lakes Experience this year in Geneva, New York State. I’ve followed
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Exploring Greece (6) Skouras
Website: https://skouras.gr/en-gb Skouras is another important winery that helped put modern Greek wine on the map in the 1990s. The
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2023: the year in pictures
Quite a bit of travel in 2023, and some great memories. It was also the year I published my new
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Highlight: Savage Thief in the Night Grenache 2022 Piekenierskloof
Grenache is a grape with lots of potential in South Africa, and one of the regions doing well with it
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Exploring Japanese wine (5) a wine-pairing lunch at Chi-Fu, Osaka
Website: https://chi-fu.jp/ This was a remarkable gastronomic experience. Chi-Fu is a Japanese-influenced Chinese restaurant in Osaka serving an amazing multicourse
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Highlights: Domaine de L’Arlot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forets St Georges 2015
Website: https://www.arlot.com/en/ Really loved this wine from L’Arlot. This property is part of the AXA Portfolio, and Christian Seely has
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