Wines from the Thracian Lowlands of Bulgaria: a study
Back in the 1980s Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon was a supermarket and off-licence staple. Bulgaria’s Soviet-era wine factories were turning out
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Features
The New Viticulture is now out, and I think it’s my best yet, with a video explaining the contents
Today I have launched my new book! I mentioned in Regenerative Viticulture that this was on the way: I said
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Argentina goes super-premium: the wines of Bemberg Estate with Daniel Pi
Website: https://www.bembergestatewines.com/eng/home Over recent decades Argentine wine has become well established, and extremely popular. At the more commercial level, Malbec
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New releases from Flint Vineyard, East Anglia
I’ve written about impressive East Anglian winery Flint Vineyard before here and here. They are doing some interesting things. I
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Exploring the Centre Loire (2) Domaine Bernard Fleuriet, Sancerre
Website: https://www.fleuriet-sancerre.com/ Bernard Fleuriet is one of Sancerre’s most interesting producers in the region, and we met with Matthieu Fleuriet
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Exploring the Centre Loire (1) Domaine La Croix St-Laurent with Fabien Cirotte
The Domaine La Croix St-Laurent is run by Joël et Sylvie Cirotte and their son Fabien (pictured above), so you
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Champagne Bruno Paillard launch the new Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru, with Alice Paillard
Website: https://champagnebrunopaillard.com/en/ Bruno Paillard, who famously set up his own Champagne house in 1981, is a force of nature. But
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Exploring Bourgogne (4) Vignerons de Buxy
Vignerons de BuxyLes Vignes de la Croix – 71390 BuxyTel. +33 (0)3 85 92 09 92Website: www.vigneronsdebuxy.fr Vignerons de Buxy
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Exploring the wines of Austria’s Styria region: a deep dive into Steiermark single-vineyard wines with the STK members
Jamie Goode explores the wines of Styria (Steiermark) in Austria and comes away impressed. As part of the 2023 OTW
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A Sijnn retrospective: tasting the past and present of this remarkable vineyard in Malgas, South Africa
Website: https://www.sijnn.co.za/ This was a tasting and lunch to celebrate 20 years of Sijnn (pronounced ‘sane’), a vineyard located in
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