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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Gallery: in the vineyards of the Ahr Valley, Germany
I arrived in the Ahr Valley this afternoon and took a walk around the vineyards. This is a Pinot Noir
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan
Website: https://www.margan.com.au/ Margan is an important Hunter Valley producer making some very interesting wines, and championing newer varieties that show
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (2) judging the Hunter Valley Wine Show
Tell your friends that you’ve just been in the Hunter Valley judging 80 wines a day with nice people, they’ll
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Exploring the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region (1) introduction
It was almost 200 years ago, in 1828, when the Hunter Valley became a wine region. It’s the oldest in
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Highlights: Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England
Website: https://shop.sandridgebarton.com/products/dont-feed-the-ponies-billy-2025 Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England10.6% alcohol. Pinot Noir, Pinot Precocé, Pinot
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Four wines from Virginia in the USA
I tried these four wines from Virginia in the USA. It’s a state that is quite challenging for viticulture, with
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Restaurants: Dear Sainte Éloise, Sydney, with three nice wines
Website: https://www.lovetillygroup.com/dear-sainte-eloise After an afternoon walking around Sydney, I popped into Dear Saint Éloise, which is a wine-focused casual restaurant
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Cas ‘Amaro, a growing wine tourism and winemaking project in several Portuguese regions
Website: https://www.casamaro.pt/en/index.php Cas ‘Amaro is an emerging winemaking and wine tourism powerhouse. They began in 2016 with the acquisition of
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Highlights: Aphelion Grenache Noir ‘Wait’ 2025 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ I was judging with Rob Mack at the Hunter Valley Wine Show, and he bought one of his
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