New releases from Champagne Ayala, including 2013 La Perle
These are the new releases from Champagne Ayala, the sister house to Bollinger (but run completely separately) in Aÿ. Founded
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Features
Piemonte adventure (3) Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Alba and Bra
A day of travel. From La Morra, to Barolo on a Sunday morning. This may be the village the famous
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (5) tasting the wines
This was a large tasting of Tejo wines, many of which had scored highly at a large competition in the
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (2) Pedro Sereno and Marquês de Tomar
Pedro Sereno represents the new face of Tejo. He’s making relatively small quantities of terroir-focused wines from the Tomar in
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (3) Casal de Coelheira
Nuno Falcão Rodrigues’ parents bought Casal de Coelheira in 1986, and he started working here in 1992. It’s the last
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (4) Quinta do Casal Monteiro
Casal Monteiro is a relatively large vineyard that is purely on the Campo terroir of the Tejo. They are just
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Exploring Portugal’s Tejo wine region (1) an introduction
In this series of articles, published together, I’m going to be exploring the Tejo wine region in Portugal, which has
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Grafted versus ungrafted vines: Francs de Pied re-open the debate
There’s a new organization in the world of fine wine. It looks a bit like an elite members club from
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Cava discovery (2) Parés Baltà
Website: https://paresbalta.com/en/ Part one of this exploration of Cava begins with Parés Baltà. They are one of the most exciting
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Piemonte adventure (1) Neive: La Cantinetta di Barun, and Degusto
I’m in Piemonte for a few days. Monday to Wednesday I’m lecturing at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, for
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