Two Semillons from The Vineyard Party: an exciting debut for this South African producer
Semillon is an interesting variety, and it has made some really interesting wines in South Africa, both as single variety
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Profiles
The wines of Rui Reguinga, a leading Portuguese wine consultant’s own projects
I first met Rui Reguinga when I visited the Dão back in 2004, when he was making the wines for
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The wines of Ridgeback, Paarl, South Africa
Website: https://www.ridgebackwines.co.za/ Ridgeback is a wine estate located on the northern slopes of the Paarl Mountain. It’s mid-size, with 35
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Bodegas Arautava, Tenerife: wines marked by Spanish and Portuguese invaders, volcanic eruptions and a vine training system more crazy than Colares
Volcanic soils, the idiosyncratic cordón trenzado system and the mighty Atlantic make for a maverick terroir on the Island of
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Pio Cesare: 140 years of benchmark Barolo and Barbaresco
This was a tasting to celebrate 140 years of this important Piedmont producer, whose production is split almost equally between
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Busi-Jacobsohn, an exciting new English sparkling wine producer
Website: https://www.busijacobsohn.com/ Based in Eridge, near Tunbridge Wells, a new sparkling wine producer has sprung up. Busi-Jacobsohn. Susanna Busi Jacobsohn
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In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire
This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was
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Viña González Bastías, Maule Valley, Chile: exciting traditional wines from extremely old vines
Jose Luís Bastías and Daniela Lorenzo are custodians of a remarkable four-hectare vineyard in Chile’s Maule Valley planted in the
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Montecalvi, an exciting small producer from Chianti Classico
Website: https://www.montecalvi.com/ Montecalvi is an old vineyard and wine has been made here since the 15th century. It became an
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Montebaco: one of the most exciting producers in Ribera del Duero
Website: https://clubdevinos.tienda/ Montebaco is located between two of the most famous towns in the region: Valbuena de Duero and Pesquera
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