New (2021 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of
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Profiles
Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed
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The second release (2022) of the Vinum range from Radford Dale, South Africa – poise, elegance, affordability
Last year I reported on this exciting new range of wines from Radford Dale, and here are my notes on
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Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia
Website: https://www.rouvaliswinery.gr/en/ This was a great visit to a winery making excellent wines from some spectacular terroirs. We are in
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Savage Wines: one of South Africa’s top producers, making balanced, elegant wines
Duncan Savage’s first solo vintage was as long ago as 2011, but he still seems to be a fresh face
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Domaine Capmartin, naturally made wines from southwest France
Website: Domaine Capmartin, southwest France This is a family winery, now run by Simon Capmartin. His father created the domaine
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Creation, one of the leading wineries from South Africa’s cool-climate Hemel-en-Aarde region
Website: https://www.creationwines.com/ High up in the Hemel-en-Arde region lies one of South Africa’s top wine estates – one that has
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In Niagara (8) Domaine Queylus
Website: Domaine Queylus This is one of Niagara’s top wineries, and it has an interesting history. Queylus was started by
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The wines of Louis M Martini, California
Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established
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Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell
Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell
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