Pinot Noir mini study: eight wines tasted for Pinot Noir day
Pinot Noir is one of my favourite grape varieties. It’s capable of elegance and beauty, and often delivers this. But
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Visiting Chanson, an impressive negociant and domaine, in Bourgogne
Website: http://www.domaine-chanson.com/en Maison Chanson (also known as Domaine Chanson for their domaine wines) was founded in 1750, and still occupies
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The elderberry bag: an interesting chapter in the history of Port
Port has had a really interesting history. Quite naturally, this is tied into the history of the Douro, but Port
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Don’t be made to feel guilty about drinking wine
The culture I am part of has weird feelings about wine consumption. You could argue that it has an uneasy
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Report: Top wines from Ribera del Duero, Spain
An overview of this important Spanish wine region, with notes on 40 top wines tasted Ribera del Duero is one
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Tasting the current releases from Restless River
Restless River is a small, but mighty, family-owned winery in the cool Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Goode and I first visited
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English sparkling wine taste-off: Black Chalk Classic 2017 vs Nyetimber MV
I thought it would be fun to try two of the UK’s top sparkling wines side by side: Nyetimber’s current
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In Piedmonte: visiting Giuseppe Rinaldi, with Alessia and Carlotta
This was my first professional visit in Piedmont, and as they go, it was quite a good start. It was
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Modesty and talent: Balfour wines from Hush Heath Estate are actually pretty rad…
Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode visit the estate and report back on an operation that isn’t quite as the marketing
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Visiting Gaja, one of Piedmont’s top producers, and seeing the new Alta Langa vineyards
Barbaresco is a small town, and it is pretty much dominated by one producer, Gaja, who put this Piedmont appellation
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