Leonardslee, a new sparkling wine producer from Sussex, England
Website: https://leonardsleefamilyvineyards.com/leonardslee-wine-estate Leonardslee is the project of Penny Streeter and her family. It’s a Sussex estate that she acquired in
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (3) Emeritus
Website: https://www.emeritusvineyards.com/ My first visit in Russian River Valley was a great one: Emeritus. This is a winery with two
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In Niagara (11) Dobbin, an exciting new winery
Website: https://dobbinestate.com/ Dobbin is an exciting new winery on the Twenty Mile Bench in Canada’s Niagara region, and it’s based
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Grape vines in the wild: what they looked like before domestication
I’m fascinated by wild vines. We are so used to seeing vines growing neatly in rows in vineyards that sometimes
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Discovering the Mâconnais (5) Domaine Fichet
Website: www.domainefichet.fr Domaine Fichet is one of the most impressive of the Mâconnais domaines I’ve visited. They are based in
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Discovering the Mâconnais (4) Cave d’Azé
Website: www.caveaze.com Cave D’Azé is another of the cooperative wineries in the Mâconnais. They have 60 partner growers farming 280
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (2) Beyond Pinot Noir
The Russian River Valley’s fame is largely due to its excellence with Pinot Noir, but there is more to this
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (1): exploring the neighbourhoods through the lens of Pinot Noir
Back in 2003 the Russian River Pinot Forum was first established. The goal was to educate wine buyers about what
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Discovering the Mâconnais (3) Château de la Greffière
Website: https://chateaudelagreffiere.com/en/ Greffière is an exciting producer in the Mâconnais, based in La Roche Vineuse, and they also have a
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Discovering the Mâconnais (2) Terres Secrètes
Website: https://terres-secretes.com/en/ The wine world needs good, affordable wine, and when cooperatives are well run, they can help provide it.
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