Video: the traditional talha winemaking at José de Sousa in the Alentejo, wine without electricity made in time-honoured fashion
Yesterday one of the wines I included in my Alentejo tasting at an event in Kew Gardens was the talha
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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability
Website: https://sustentabilidade.vinhosdoalentejo.pt/en/wines-of-alentejo-sustainability-programme The Alentejo is an important wine region in southern Portugal, with 23 000 hectares of vines, spread over
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It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret
It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret When I was visiting Australia for the Australian Wine Industry Technical
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Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal
Website: https://worldwildwines.com/en/ Carlos Raposo made wines for Niepoort (2011-2018) and others, before setting out on his own. He’s based in
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Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine
Website: https://academieduvinlibrary.com/products/rooted-in-change-the-stories-behind-sustainable-wine-jane-masters-mw-andrew-neather Jane Masters (a wine buyer) and Andrew Neather (formerly wine columnist and journalist on the Evening Standard) hardly
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Highlight : Testalonga Bandits Kloof Daisy’s Pond 2021, Swartland, South Africa
One of the stars of South Africa’s New Wave wine renaissance, Testalonga is Craig and Carla Hawkins’ personal project, dedicated
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Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary
Website: https://kristiankielmayer.com/natural-wines-of-hungary/ The natural wine scene is so interesting. It has also caused a lot of griping in the wine
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Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
Website: https://uk.mazzei.it/ The Mazzei family are a Tuscan powerhouse. They have significant vineyards in Chianti Classico, and as well as
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Espera: brilliant natural-leaning wines from Lisboa, Portugal
Website: https://www.esperawines.pt/en-gb Espera is a natural wine producer based in Alcobaça, in the Lisboa wine region of Portugal. Soils here
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La Tour Melas, a Greek first growth: tasting the wines over lunch at Gaia, Mayfair
Website: https://www.latourmelas.com/ A winery that stemmed from a bet. Some time ago, Kyros Melas, a stockbroker, made a bet with
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