Highlights: three vintages of the Cedro do Noval Branco
When it comes to table wines, we tend to think of the Douro as a red wine region, but it’s
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Highlights: Barbadillo Manzanilla Pastora Pasada en Rama NV
Found this hidden in the racks: an en rama Manzanilla bottled in 2021, which would have been intended for consumption
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Highlights: Fractal Sequence 001 NV England
This is an interesting project. It’s a collaboration between William Lowe (who is a master of wine) and Nick Lane
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Highlights: Three from the Naramata Bench, Okanagan, Canada
Website: https://naramatabench.com/ The Okanagan Valley in Canada’s British Colombia is an important wine region. Five hours drive from Vancouver, up
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Highlights: the first evening in Sancerre begins with two great bottles
I’m in the Centre Loire region of France for a few days, beginning in Sancerre. Arriving quite late, there was
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Highlights: Dinner at Les Caves Madeleine, Beaune, with two exceptional Aligotés
Website: https://cavesmadeleine.com/ If you are heading to Beaune, two things you must do before travelling: make a reservation at La
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Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2016
Classic, ageworthy and really good. It’s not bad value, either at around £40. La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva
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Highlights: Domaine de la Cras Bourgogne Blanc Coteaux de Dijon 2017
A superb white Bourgogne that I bought a few years ago, drinking brilliantly now. Domaine de la Cras Marc Soyard
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Highlights: Mullineux and Sadie at Noble Rot Mayfair
Had a lovely lunch this week at Noble Rot Mayfair, the third restuarant in the Noble Rot franchise after Lambs
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Highlights: Westcott Pinot Noir 2019 Niagara, Canada
Niagara Pinot Noir has come a long way in a decade. I remember my first visit ten years ago, and
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