Visiting the Roussillon (2) the Northern Roussillon: Maury, The Aude, Fenouillèdes and The Agly Valley
Mark Walford of Le Soula, Gérard Gauby of Domaine Gauby and Brigitte Verdaguer of Domain Rancy are interviewed by Lisse
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Picpoul de Pinet: a Languedoc success story taking a step forward with new ‘Patience’ wines
AOP Picpoul de Pinet is the only white wine appellation in the Languedoc, and it’s on a roll right now.
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Highlight: Bodegas Tradicion Amontillado 30 Years VQRS
I visited Bodegas Tradicion a couple of years ago. It’s one of the very best bodegas in Jerez. Began the
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Outside of its consumption, wine has no meaning
A year ago, a wine story escaped the industry bubble and made news. It was of a 79 year old
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Highlights: A duo of striking reds from 4Kilos
A kilo is old Spanish slang for one million Pesetas, Spain’s former currency. 4 Kilos founders Francesc Grimalt and Sergio
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Highlights: Niepoort Vintage Port 2003
This is a Vintage Port that I tried early on in its life, and then went an bought a bottle
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Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed of some quite distinct subregions. There’s cool-climate marginal Gibbston, which for
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Domaine Chanson, Bourgogne: impressive 2020 releases
Domaine Chanson has a sizeable 43 hectares of vines in Bourgogne, and also operates as a negociant. This was a
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Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California
https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.
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Moulin-à-Vent, an ambitious Beaujolais cru
Jamie Goode tastes the 2019 releases from members of the Cap Moulin-à-Vent organization Cap Moulin-à-Vent is the sort of organization
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