Exploring Riesling in the Finger Lakes: a seminar
Riesling is such an interesting grape variety. In the spirit of exploring the landscape of Riesling and trying to see
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Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
This is one of the most well known (and important) of the Finger Lakes wineries, with a debut vintage of
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Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
Website: https://www.hillickandhobbs.com/ Paul Hobbs is very well known in the wine world, and as well as consulting widely he opened
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes
Website: https://www.corceletteswine.ca/ Corcelettes is one of the leading producers in the Similkameen Valley, which is a small but interesting valley
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Island Wines: a tasting of sweet wines from Tenerife, Pantellaria, Kefalonia and Santorini
Matteo Montone presented this seminar on sweet wines from islands, as part of the excellent Island Wines summit in Tenerife.
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Lunch at Treadwell (Niagara, Canada) with some lovely wines: Ulysses Colin, La Rogerie and Comando G
Sometimes you have to seize the opportunity, Ferris Bueller style. I’d been judging wine with a panel that consisted of
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
Website: https://www.lakebreeze.ca/ Lake Breeze is on the Naramata Bench, and since 2021 has been owned by the McIntyre family. The
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Restaurants: Fat Rabbit, St Catharines, Niagara – so good I went twice in a week
Website: https://fat-rabbit.ca/ I was in town a day early for the WineAlign National Wine Awards in Canada’s Niagara region, and
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The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
At the 2026 Island Wines Summit, celebrated sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier (now at Chambers Wines in New York) led a really
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Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region
I’ve just been on the road. Together with João Barroso, who heads up the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program (WASP),
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