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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Highlights: Soil Therapy Dorfschatz Gewurztraminer Sec 2021 Alsace
Soil Therapy Dorfschatz Gewurztraminer Sec 2021 Alsace12.5% alcohol. This is from Thomas Larmoyer and Merdey Tek, who established their micronegociant
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Highlights: Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Margaret River, Australia
Website: https://www.vassefelix.com.au/ Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Margaret River, Australia14.5% alcohol. This is the 50th release of this wine which
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Highlights: Gérard Bertrand An 1152 Cahors Malbec 2020
Cahors, in the Southwest of France, is the region of Malbec. It’s a wonderful place making lovely wines, but with
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