In Niagara (13) Meldville, with Derek Barnett
Website: https://meldvillewines.com/about/ I first met Derek Barnett on my first trip to Niagara back in 2013, when he was making
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Danbury Ridge: where thoughtful viticulture, a great climate and magical clays are helping to create England’s best still wines
Website: https://www.danburyridge.com/ Danbury Ridge has, in a short time, established a reputation for being the leading producer of still wines
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The wines of Luis Pato, Bairrada, Portugal
Website: http://www.luispato.com/ Luis Pato (which is Portuguese for ‘duck’) is probably the best-known producer in the Bairrada region. For a
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In Niagara (12) Stratus, an important Niagara winery, in a fine-tuning phase
Website: https://stratuswines.com/ Stratus are an important winery for Niagara, and like many wineries in this region they have been on
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (4) Ramey
Website: https://www.rameywine.com/ Ramey is one of the star wineries in Sonoma. David Ramey has become well known for his expertise
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The wines of Piedra Fluida, a relatively new and interesting producer from Tenerife
Website: https://bodegapiedrafluida.com/en/ Tenerife has been making some great wines of late, and here’s another good producer, new to me, from
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Yuki Bar, a beautiful natural wine bar in London
Yuki Bar instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yukibar.london/?hl=en Tucked away in a surprising location in London Fields is one of London’s newest and most
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Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay: a top 12 from the 2022 vintage in this important New Zealand wine region
These Chardonnays were selected by Cameron Douglas, MS, as the Hawke’s Bay Annual Chardonnay Collection Vintage 2022. 42 wines submitted,
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In an important and brave move, UK supermarket Tesco releases a wine made from a disease-resistant grape variety called Floreal
UK supermarket Tesco has made a brave move. They have launched a wine from a disease-resistant hybrid variety called Floreal,
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Exploring Lirac (7) an overview and a big tasting of Lirac wines
Lirac is one of the crus of the Rhône valley, and it’s just northwest of Avignon, next door to Tavel
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