Highlights: Ridgeview Pinot Noir Sparkling Red Reserve NV England
This is the first time I’ve tried a red sparkling wine from the UK, and it’s really good. Inspired by
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Highlights: Le Clos Baudoin Aigle Blanc ‘Vin de Tris’ 1989 Vouvray, France
I bought this bottle years ago from a wine shop in South Kensington called La Vigneronne (now Handford Wines occupy
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Highlights: Domaine du Pélican Savagnin Ouillé 2019 Arbois, Jura, France
Guillaume d’Angerville, from Volnay in Bourgogne, established Domaine du Pélican in 2012 after he was seduced by a bottle of
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Highlights: Bosman Nature & Sun Grenache Noir 2020 Wellington, South Africa
Saw this on the shelf in Waitrose Canary Wharf today and it caught my eye. Supermarket ranges are so big
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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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