Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus
Website: https://www.pamplemoussejus.ca/ We need more wineries like this! Pamplemousse Jus is a small winery based on a farm in the
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Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
Popped into Singburi in Shoreditch this afternoon for a late lunch. Came away full, happy and itching to go back.
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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018 England
Very impressed by this new release from leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. Here’s a report from a visit last
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
Website: https://haywirewinery.com/ I’ve reported on the wines of Okanagan star Haywire a lot in the past. Under the hands of
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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of
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Gallery: in the Mosel, just before harvest
The Mosel is a stunning wine region. I was filming here in September 2024, just before harvest, and these are
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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Riesling is Germany’s great strength, and one of its heartlands is the Mosel. In the second article on the VDP
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Highlights: Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch
Website: https://www.compagniesdrift.com/ Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. Compagniesdrift is a BEE project from Meerlust, and the
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Highlights: Franck Balthazar Cornas 2022 Northern Rhône, France
A beautiful low-intervention Cornas. It’s an appellation with just 110 hectares, and in the past people dismissed the wines as
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Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites at the VDP tasting
German wine has been having a good moment for the last decade, and this is one of the wine country
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