Judith Beck is making some impressive natural wines in Austria’s Burgenland
Website: https://www.weingut-beck.at/ Judith Beck farms 15 hectares of vines in Gols, in the Burgenland. Farming has been biodynamic since 2007,
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Highlights: Jules Desjourneys Pouilly-Loché 2019 Bourgogne, France
I visited Fabien Duparray of Domaine Jules Desjourneys back in 2018 and loved the wines. Here’s a good one that
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Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia
Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a
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Highlights: The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England
Website: https://www.weyborne.com/ The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England12% alcohol. This is an early release from 2022, and
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Highlights: Masi Brolo Campoforin 2021
Wesbite: https://www.masi.it/en/wines/brolo-campofiorin-rosso-verona-igt-red-wine/ This is from Masi, the masters of appassimento (drying of grapes prior to fermentation) in Italy’s Veneto region.
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Highlights: Paltrinieri Radice Lambrusco di Sorbara in Purezza 2022 Emilia Romagna
Had this tonight at Noble Rot, and it was quite brilliant. I’ve developed a real interest in Emilia Roagna wines
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Highlights: Angiolino Maule Masieri 2023 Veneto, Italy
From one of Italy’s most important natural wineries. Angiolino Maule and his wife Rosamaria founded this winery in 1988, after
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Highlights: Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain NV
Website: https://www.champagne-henriot.com/ Tried this in the lounge en route to Portugal today. Really like it. Henriot was part of Artémis,
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Highlights: Clos des Fous Pour Ma Gueule Riesling 2018 Itata, Chile
So I’ve just arrived in Santiago, Chile, and time for lunch at Hotel Magnolia while they prepare my room. Starting
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Highlights: Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Marlborough, New Zealand
First look at the 2025 vintage in Marlborough by way of one of the region’s classics, the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon
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