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Highlights: Casa Valduga 130 Blanc de Blanc NV Vale dos Vinhedos, Brazil

August 10, 2020 jamiegoode 4847 Views Sparkling wine

This is an ambitious sparkling wine from Casa Valduga in Vale dos Vinhedos, Serra Gaucha, Brazil. I really liked the

Chris Alheit is one of South Africa’s top winemakers and old vine rescuers, working closely with the Old Vine Project

Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis 2017 Toscana, Italy14% alcohol. This is from Gaja’s Tuscan estate in the Maremma, which they bought in

I visited François Saint-Lô on my Loire Valley trip with the Grape Witches a couple of years ago. He’s a

July 28, 2020August 12, 2020 jamiegoode 5204 Views

In celebration of Welsh wine week, I opened this, from Montgomery in Powys. Rondo is an interesting cool-climate PIWI (the

Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa14% alcohol. This is from Hemel-en-Arde, but is labelled Overberg because 20%

July 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6314 Views Port

Quinta do Vesuvio is one of the great Quintas of the Douro. It’s located in the Douro Superior (the wamer,

July 13, 2020 jamiegoode 5749 Views Carignan, Languedoc

A nice one-off made from a rare gris mutation of Carignan by Katie Jones. Domaine Jones On the QT Carignan

July 12, 2020 jamiegoode 3994 Views Rioja

White Rioja can be annoyingly oaky. That’s because in this region, dominated by factory wineries, it’s common to ferment white

Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make