Exploring Bourgogne (1) Domaine Verret, Saint-Bris
Domaine Verret14 route de Champs – 89530 Saint-Bris-Le-VineuxTel. +33 (0)3 86 53 31 81www.domaineverret.com The Verret family have been winegrowers
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Penfolds Collection 2023, including the new 2019 Grange
Peter Gago was in London to introduce the 2023 Penfolds Collection. This iconic Australian producer has been busy adding wines
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Cava discovery (4) Vilarnau
Website: https://www.vilarnau.es/en Vilarnau is a medium-sized Cava house owned by González Byass since 1982. In the 1980s they wanted to
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Beaujolais adventures (3) Domaine Les Garçons, an exciting newcomer
This is a very exciting new project in Beaujolais. First vintage of this domaine was 2020, and it is run
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Video: In Rioja, visiting 10 wineries with World’s Best Vineyards
In July 2023 Jamie Goode joined a trip with World’s Best Vineyards competition to Rioja, visiting 10 leading wineries in
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New Hall Wine Estate: 2021 releases from this Crouch Valley (Essex, England) winery
Website: www.newhallwines.com One of England’s oldest commercial vineyards, planted in 1969 by Bill and Sheila Greenwood. That year they began
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Penn Croft and Itasca Wines: an interesting Hampshire contract winery (Thorrington Mill, Wraxhall, Missing Gate) also making their own wines
Ben Smith is the winemaker at Itasca Wines, a 600 ton winery in north Hampshire. Here he makes some of
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Beyond the sea: a tasting of Rieslings influenced by bodies of water
Lakes have been important in making viticulture possible in many regions. Think of Niagara in Canada: without the lake effect
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Beaujolais adventures (2) Château de Pougelon, working with agroecology and a beautiful new winery
Website: https://descombe.com/domaines/chateau-de-pougelon Located in Saint-Etienne-des-Ouillières, Château de Pougelon is owned by the Descombe family, and is currently run by Marine
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Anderson Valley, California (5) Drew
Website: https://www.drewwines.com/ Jason Drew is based just outside the Anderson Valley, on the Mendocino Ridge, about a mile west from
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