Highlights: Mitchelton Cabernet Shiraz 1973 Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia
This is a remarkable wine. On the night before the Pinot Massif event that brought 40-odd winemakers together at Mitchelton
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Highlights: Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet
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Highlights: MMAD Grenache 2022 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Tried this wine with a few wine folk after dinner last night and was really impressed. From the Shaw &
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Highlights: Château Musar 2004 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Website: https://chateaumusar.com/ Musar is the most famous name in Lebanese wine. I remember buying this distinctive wine when I first
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Highlights: Cartuxa Tinto Colheita 2020 Alentejo, Portugal
Website: https://www.cartuxa.pt/en/ I had this wine one evening last week when I was lecturing at the university in Vila Real.
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Highlights: Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Bouysselet 2021 Vin de France
Website: https://www.plaisancepenavayre.fr/ Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Bouysselet 2021 Vin de France13.5% alcohol. This is organically farmed Bouysselet, a rare old Fronton variety
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Highlights: Bourdy Côtes de Jura 2020
Caves Jean Bourdy is a long-established domaine in Jura (dating back to 1579), farmed biodynamically since 2006, with 10 hectares
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Highlights: Champagne Collard-Picard Perpetuelle 12 Années NV
Website: https://www.champagnecollardpicard.fr/ Champagne Collard-Picard Perpetuelle 12 Années NV FranceThis is a really lovely wine, and it’s also quite a technical
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Highlights: Jansz Tasmania Premium Cuvée NV
I remember when I first started out in wine buying quite a bit of Aussie fizz – Seppelts Great Western
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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli
Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,
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