Visiting Domaine Ninot, Rully, Bourgogne
Domaine Ninot is based in Rully, in the Côte Chalonnaise. This is just south of the Côte d’Or, and shares
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The wines of David Large, Beaujolais
Website: https://www.davidlarge.fr/ David Large is a young vigneron based in Montmelas, in the southwest of the Beaujolais region. Here his
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In Nagano, Japan: Hayashi Noen (Hayashi Winery, Goichi Wine)
Website: http://www.goichiwine.co.jp/ It was a bright but chilly early March day when we visited Hayashi Noen (also referred to as
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Discovering the wines of Uruguay: Cerro Chapeu/Castel Pujol, the wines of the Carrau family
I met with owner/winemaker Dr Francisco Carrau and his daughter Pia Carrau to taste these wines. The name of the
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New releases from Simpsons Wine Estate in Kent
Based on the slopes of the North Downs in Kent, Simpsons Wine Estate is an impressive operation turning out some
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Gut Hermannsberg: visiting this Nahe winery, one of Germany’s top estates
Website: https://gut-hermannsberg.de/en One of my few vineyard visits of 2020 was to Gut Hermannsberg, in Germany’s Nahe region. It was
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El Marco de Jerez: the terroir revolution in the Sherry Triangle, with Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 (UBE, Agostado, Pandorga)
There is a revolution afoot in the Marco de Jerez (the Sherry Triangle that includes Jerez, El Puerto and Sanlúcar).
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Gérard Bertrand’s Virtual Organic French Wine Festival
Gérard Bertrand held a virtual Organic French Wine Festival last week, with invited distributors, media, retailers, and sommeliers tasting through a
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Longaví’s ‘Glup’: superb wines from the south of Chile
Longaví is a collaboration between David Nieuwoudt from South Africa and Julio Bouchon of Chile. The wines come from the
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Langham Wine Estate: sparkling wines from Dorset, England
Langham Wine Estate are based in Dorset, part of the Langham Agricultural Enterprise which covers over 1000 hectares. A while
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