North Canterbury, New Zealand (10) Pegasus Bay
Back in 1976, Christchurch neurologist Ivan Donaldson had caught the wine bug, and with some of his medical friends planted
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Geographic Wines: an exciting pan-regional terroir project from Portugal
Website: https://www.geographicwines.pt/en/homepage/ This is a really interesting new project from Portugal. It’s a pan-regional portfolio, with wines from Vinho Verde,
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The wines of Vietti, a leading Langhe producer
Website: https://www.vietti.com/en/ Vietti is a historical winery based in the beautiful hilltop village of Castiglione Falletto in the Barolo region.
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Nekter Deli: a new wine bar in an impressive space with a great list
Website: https://bar.nekterwines.com/ On Friday evening we headed over to Nekter Deli. I’ve known Nekter as an importer of some very
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Goode’s Cribsheets (5) Victorian Pinot Noir
Victoria may be the second smallest state in Australia, but it has an amazing diversity of wine regions, including many
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Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label
Website: https://vgs.cl/en/ Garcés Silva is a winery whose name isn’t well known, but they are important in the story of
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La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lagrangedernest/ L’Ernest 2024 Vin des Allobroges (Savoie)This is a very exciting new domaine in Savoie, from Lilian Hyza (pictured
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Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Website: https://www.grochaucellars.com/ John Grochau started his winery in 2002, initially using his own name, but later switching it to GC
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Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery
If any observer of the South African wine scene were to make a list of the top 10 producers, then
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Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries
Website: www.adelsheim.com It was back in 1971 that David and Ginny Adelsheim (pronounced Addles-Hyme) joined the very small band of
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