Black Chalk HiDE Extra Brut 2021 Hampshire, England
Website: https://blackchalkwine.co.uk/products/hide-2021 This is a new single-vineyard sparkling wine from Black Chalk. It’s a very chalky block with shallow soils
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Wild Irishman Tūturi Pinot Noir 2024 Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand
Tuturi is the Wild Irishman home vineyard. It’s a 2.5ha site planted in 2002/2003 with clones 115 and 667, on
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Highlights: Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Trans-Douro-Express Cima Corgo 2022 Douro
I recently reviewed the amazing wines from Mateus Nicolau de Almeida. Douro with a difference, packaged in Riesling-style bottles, aiming
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Highlights: Rall Syrah 2024 Swartland, South Africa
Donavan Rall’s wines have impressed me since I first tasted them 15 years ago. This Syrah is just beautiful. Rall
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Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi
Website: https://ponzivineyards.com/ Impressed by these two from Oregon producer Ponzi, who back in 1970 became the third winery in the
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Highlights: Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2020 Robertson, South Africa
Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Graham Beck is the leading producer of traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, known as Cap Classiques.
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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018 England
Very impressed by this new release from leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. Here’s a report from a visit last
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
Website: https://solverowines.ca/ Solvero is an exciting small winery in the Garnet Valley, which is a spectacular spot in the Summerland
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Highlights: Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch
Website: https://www.compagniesdrift.com/ Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. Compagniesdrift is a BEE project from Meerlust, and the
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Highlights: Franck Balthazar Cornas 2022 Northern Rhône, France
A beautiful low-intervention Cornas. It’s an appellation with just 110 hectares, and in the past people dismissed the wines as
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