Highlights: Quintessa 2021 Napa, California
Website: https://www.quintessa.com/ Quintessa make just one red each year from its 135 acres of vines in Rutherford. There’s no second
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Highlights: Champagne Jerome Blin Les Ports Zero Dosage
Champagne Jérôme Blin Les Ports Complantation Zero Dosage 2020 FranceFrom an organically farmed parcel called Vincelles, planted in 1986, and
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Highlights: GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Piemonte, Italy
This is a beautiful Barolo, that I had with some good wine friends at Manteca, off the list. It was
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Highlights: Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021, taking orange wine to new heights
Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021 France14% alcohol. Villa Soleilla is probably the world’s most expensive orange wine. It’s made from
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Fifty years of Lytton Springs, the famous Zinfandel-based wine from star California producer Ridge
Website: https://www.ridgewine.com/ The current release of Lytton Springs, the 2022, celebrates 50 years since this single-vineyard wine was first launched
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Highlights: Tiansai Skyline of Gobi Marselan 2018 China
Website: http://www.tsjz.com/ I’m mid-flight on my way to Hong Kong aboard Cathay Pacific, and this is the first time I’ve
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Highlights: Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa14% alcohol. A Bordeaux-style blend from Stellenbosch that comes in a heavyweight
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Highlights: Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne UR/R18 Dégorgement 2022
A treat to try this Blanc de Noirs from one of the leading growers in Champagne. Cédric Bouchard Roses de
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Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020
Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s
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Highlights: Thillardon Chénas Vibrations 2021
Thillardon Vibrations Chénas 2021 Beaujolais, France11.5% alcohol. This was bought after a long lunch at the excellent Soif, and then
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