Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Website: https://www.brookswine.com/ I’ve featured Oregon winery Brooks here quite a bit (see an article from a visit in 2014, and
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At Far Mountain, Rodrigo Soto is making some exciting wines from mountain vineyards in Sonoma
Website: https://farmountainwine.com/ ‘I was a below-average student,’ says Rodrigo Soto, recalling his formative years growing up in Chile. He spent
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Highlights: Champagne Laurent Perrier 2018
Really impressed with this, the latest vintage release from Laurent-Perrier. Champagne Laurent Perrier Brut Millésime 2018 France12% alcohol. 100% Grand
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Brunello di Montalcino is unashamedly a wine that takes time to mature, and time feels noticeably short for us all. In a world that values fast trends, fashion and instant gratification, might patience be rewarded?
Lisse Garnett investigates… The Libération Tardive Foundation is a UK-based non-profit that was set up by a group of wonderfully
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Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University
Huiquin Ma presented a seminar on vine burial to the judges at the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau.
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The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal
Website: https://www.courelasdatorre.com/en/ This is the first time I’ve tried the wines from this Alentejo producer, based in Redondo, making organic
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Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée
Jamie Goode visits Urville in the Aube – the southern outpost of Champagne – where one of the most important
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I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Things take time in Champagne. And if you want to launch a new prestige cuvée, then things can take a
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Highlights: Ferdinando Principiano Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 Piemonte, Italy
This is an impressive Langhe Nebbiolo that’s worth looking out for. Ferdinando Principiano Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This
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Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace
Website: https://www.henschke.com.au/ As with last year, I got to try the single vineyard releases from Henschke with Stephen and Prue
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