Highlights: Fita Preta Touriga Vai Nui Unoaked 2019 Alentejo, Portugal
This is fab – from winemaker António Maçanita, it’s wild ferment, bottled early, capturing the character of the variety so
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Highlights: Gramercy Cellars John Lewis Syrah 2012 Washington State
So, tonight I did my first Instagram Live session. It was the first of a new Wine Zones series from
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Highlights: Standing Stone Teinturier Saperavi 2018
This is unexpected: a Saperavi from the Finger Lakes. Standing Stone – now owned by Hermann J. Wiemer – first
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Highlights: Neudorf Tom’s Block Pinot Noir 2017
Neudorf are the undisputed stars of New Zealand’s Nelson wine region. And this wine, Tom’s Block Pinot Noir, is really
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Highlights: Timo Meyer Gamay 2018 Yarra
I’m such a fan of Gamay, as regular readers will know. I even embarked on an ambitious series on Gamay
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Highlight: Therianthropy David Eagle Gamay 2018
Therianthropy is the mythical process of shapeshifting, which is another way to view turning nature into wine. This small collaborative
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Highlight: Azores Wine Co. Arinto dos Açores 2018
Winemaker António Maçanita may be best known for his FitaPreta wines in Alentejo, though with this venture he looked to
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Highlights: Lelie van Saron Chardonnay 2017 Hemel-en-Aarde
Natasha Williams is a winemaker who works for Bosman, but she also has her own label, Lelie van Saron. This,
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Highlights: Champagne Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Bru
Popped into Noble Rot last night with two wine folk from New York’s Finger Lakes wine region for a pre-dinner
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Highlights: a duo from star Jura producer Domaine Labet
The Labet family of Rotalier in the area south of Lons-le-Saunier, known as the Sud Revermont, have been making thoughtful
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