Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2013 France
Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2013 FranceFrom the Grand Cru villages of Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger. Disgorged in
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Highlights: Brooks Wines Ara Riesling 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
One of the many highlights of the Brooks Wines portfolio, Ara was one of the first Rieslings founder/winemaker Jimi Brooks
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Highlights: two from 2022 in Marlborough, Cloudy Bay and Yealands
It’s compare and contrast from two Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough – new releases from the 2022 vintage. One priced at
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Highlights: three from Folding Hill in Central Otago, NZ
Website: http://www.foldinghill.co.nz/ I’ve been following Folding Hill, which is based in the Bendigo region of Central Otago, since I first
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Highlights: Champagne Billecart Salmon Cuvée Elizabeth Salmon Rosé 2009
Website: https://www.champagne-billecart.fr/en/millesime/cuvee-elisabeth-salmon-2009 It’s Champagne day today, so time for a treat, and it’s the prestige pink fizz from Billecart-Salmon, the
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Highlights: Westwell Pelegrim NV England
Website: https://www.westwellwines.com/products/pelegrim-nv Good to see many English sparkling wine producers moving towards a non-vintage model, which allows reserve wines to
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Highlights: Lukas van Loggerenberg Geronimo Cinsault 2021 Western Cape, South Africa
Cinsault is a grape variety for today, for warmer climates. It has big berries, big bunches, and it’s pretty much
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Highlights: Kindeli Luna Nueva White Blend 2020 Nelson, New Zealand
Alex Craighead is a breath of fresh air in the New Zealand wine scene, working naturally and taking a few
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Highlights: Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs Brut 2018 Sussex, England
Website: https://rathfinnyestate.com/ Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs Brut 2018 Sussex, England12% alcohol. Base wine fermented in stainless steel with full malolactic
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Highlights: Charles Lachaux Aligoté Les Champs d’Argent 2018 Bourgogne, France
Back in 2018 I tried the wines of Arnaux-Lachaux with the young Charles Lachaux, who’d taken over the family domaine.
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