Hungary’s wine crown jewel: a masterclass on Tokaji, one of the world’s top sweet wines
Tokaji is one of the world’s great sweet wines, and so it was great to attend this masterclass in Budapest,
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Brilliant Corners, Dalston (London): natural wine, Japanese food and music
Brilliant Corners is one of what I call the Dalston Trifecta. Head out to this zippy part of east London
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Highlights: Enmill Field Mineral Geo Surfaces Col Fondo 2022/23 Wiltshire, England
Ben Adams worked as vineyard manager for Les Clos Perdu in Corbières. He returned to the UK and planted a
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Hungary’s red grape varieties: a masterclass in Budapest
This masterclass looked at Hungary’s red grape varieties, and was presented by two of Hungary’s leading winegrowers. First, Andrea Gere
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Highlights: Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013
Website: https://vgc.fr/ Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013 Loire, France12% alcohol. This has a volcanic rock
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Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
I meet with Antoine Lespès and Jean-Marc Lafage to hear about their regenerative approaches. They have been trialling biochar, a
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Highlights: Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022
Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022 Valle dei Salici, Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This is from Barbaresco, from the Cars MGA, and
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Wines from Emmanuel Giboulot, Bourgogne, tasted at Dynamic Vines
Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/ Dynamic Vines is a respected importer of biodynamic, organic and low-intervention wines based in Bermondsey, London. On Saturday
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Greek wines from female winemakers at Maltby and Greek
Website: https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/ A chance encounter led to a great tasting. I was in Bermondsey exploring Spa Terminus, where many wholesale
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Highlights: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
I like that Billecart-Salmon now have ‘my origin’ on their website, where if you are so inclined you can find
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