The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California
Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard
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Profiles
Tantalus: one of the star wineries from the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
Tantalus is based in Kelowna, looking down onto the lake. Eric Savics, a stockbroker, bought the property in 2003, which
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Champagne Drappier, a forward-thinking house from the south of the region
Website: https://www.champagne-drappier.com/en/ Drappier are a forward-thinking, family-owned Champagne house based in Urville in the Côte des Bar, a village of
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The wines of Big Basin Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Website: https://www.bigbasinvineyards.com/ Bradley Brown founded Big Basin Vineyards after a career in Silicon Valley. He’s based in the Santa Cruz
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The wines of Calder: focusing on California’s heritage varieties
Website: https://calder.securecheckout.com/ Calder is the label of Rory Williams, son of John Williams of Frog’s Leap. Rory’s day job is
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Iconic Wineries of British Columbia: tasting some of the Okanagan’s top wines
Anthony Von Mandl’s empire of high-end BC wineries continues to grow and evolve. Jamie Goode tastes through some of their
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The wines of Cortese, Sicily
Website: https://www.agricolacortese.com/ After protracted negotiations, Stefano and Marina Girelli purchased Cortese from Giovanno Cortese in 2016. It’s a wine estate
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Behind the scenes at Cramele Recas: Romania’s remarkable wine success story
Back in 1998, three families decided to invest in a winery in Romania. They started with 650 hectares of scraggly
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Top McLaren Vale Grenache from Thistledown
Website: https://www.thistledownwines.com/ McLaren Vale Grenache is a success story at the moment. Many people have discovered that if you make
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Wongraven: where Norwegian black metal meets fine wine
Website: https://www.wongravenwines.com/ Sigurd Wongraven became famous as front man for Norwegian black metal band Satyricon, but has also developed his
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