Highlights: Dr. Edge Pinot Noir 2017, Tasmania
Dr. Edge is the personal wine project of Peter Dredge, the head winemaker of Meadowbank. This is a blend of
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Highlight: Manuel Pulcini Marròca 2018
Young winemaker Manuel Pulcini grew up in his family’s vineyards and winery on the outskirts of Rome, which imprinted into
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Highlights: Blackbook ‘Little Wonder’ Cabernet Noir Redhill Farm Estate 2018 Kent, England
Cabernet Noir is an interesting grape varieties. It is one of the resistant crosses made by Valentin Blattner in Switzerland,
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Highlights: Domaine du Gros’ Noré 2017 Bandol, France
Alain Pascal began this domaine in 1997. I first came across these wines courtesy of La Vigneronne, a wine shop
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Highlights: Jean-François Ganevat Plein Sud Trousseau 2018 Côtes du Jura
Had this at Noble Rot Soho. It’s a Trousseau from the Jura, made without any added sulfites. Infusion-style winemaking with
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Vinos Oceánicos: unfortified wines from Sherry country, made in clay
Raúl Moreno is the dude behind this new venture (first harvest 2017) in Sherry country: Vino Oceánicos. He works with
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Highlights: Red Hook Winery McCall Vineyard Merlot 2016 North Fork of Long Island, New York State
The Red Hook Winery is an urban winery in Brooklyn, New York. I visited back in August 2018, and was
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Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2014 Rioja, Spain
La Rioja Alta is one of the classic wineries of Rioja. They have three Reserva Wine brands, Alberdi, Arana and
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The rebirth of the QR code
One of the beneficiaries of lockdown has been the QR code. QR stands for ‘quick response’, and these square-grid machine-readable
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Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 France
Sometimes when a wine is really expensive, you almost don’t want it to be too good. This, the pink version
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