Fryer’s Cove: precise wines from the cool west coast of South Africa
Website: https://www.fryerscove.co.za/ It was back in 1999 that Jan Van Zyl planted one of South Africa’s most distinctive vineyards right
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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
These are some of the Portuguese wines that did well in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which
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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
I’ve talked a lot about the problems of cork taint. It’s still here, but at a reduced rate from the
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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
These are gold medal and trophy winners from the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which I tasted live
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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
Old vines are amazing, and they are often very beautiful, in a rugged, twisted sort of way. And the Old
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Glenelly is making some increasingly impressive wines from its vineyard on the Simonsberg, Stellenbosch
Website: https://glenellyestate.com/ Glenelly is Stellenbosch with a French accent. Back in 2004 former Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande owner May de Lencquesaing purchased
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With the Portocol Protocol at ProWein, tasting 13 member’s wines
Website: https://www.portoprotocol.com/ I spent some time on the stand of the Porto Protocol today at ProWein. They are doing some
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Quinta da Pellada/Quinta de Saes: the Castros are doing something special in Portugal’s Dão region
Website: https://www.quintadapellada.com/ Alvaro Castro and his daughter Maria have been very important in the modern Dão story. They have two
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Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach
Website: https://www.woodfinewine.com/ In 2021 Richard Woodfine left his job and took over a 16 acre farm in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire.
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Tasting a wide range of Swedish wines
I was in Sweden talking at the Swedish Wine Association annual meeting this weekend. As part of the event, there
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