In Nagano, Japan: Les Vins Vivants
Les Vins Vivants is a new venture in Tomi City, Nagano, Japan. Takahiro Ogino and his partner Tomoko are the
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Profiles
Chocapalha: a leading winery from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region
Website: https://chocapalha.pt/en/home_en/ Paulo Tavares de Silva had a career as a naval officer, but with his wife Alice nurtured a
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The wines of Hidden Spring, Sussex, England
Website: https://www.hiddenspring.co.uk/ In 2014 Dr David McNally and Chris Phipps bought a 23 acre campsite in Horam, East Sussex, and
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Billaud-Simon, one of the top Chablis domaines, now owned by Faiveley
I’m a great fan of the wines of Chablis, one of the few monocepage regions focusing on just Chardonnay from
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Domaine Guyon, an unsung hero in Bourgogne
Jean-Pierre Guyon isn’t as well known as he should be. I first came across him with Dirk Niepoort, who has
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In Bourgogne: Domaine des Terres de Velle
Website: https://www.terresdevelle.fr/ This is a domaine that started from scratch in 2009. Sophie and Fabrice Laronze were Burgundian, but not
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Domaine du Nival, a leading winery from Quebec, Canada
Nival is one of the stars of the Quebec wine scene, based in St-Louis, southern Quebec. They have 6 hectares
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Lapierre: visiting the natural hero of Beaujolais
This was my second visit to Lapierre, following on from a visit with Camille Lapierre back in 2016. This time
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Maison Ventanac: ‘new natural’ wines from the Languedoc
Website: http://www.maisonventenac.fr/ Maison Ventenac is run by Stephanie and Olivier Ramy, and they are the third generation of their family
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In Uruguay: Juanicó Familia Deicas
Website: https://familiadeicas.com/ Juanicó Familia Deicas is Uruguay’s biggest wine company. Originally simply Juanicó, they were once state owned, but were
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