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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Profiles
In Nagano, Japan: Nagomi Vineyards
Toshihiro Ike is the winegrower behind Nagomi Vineyards. He moved to Tomi City a decade ago after working as an
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Kinero Cellars and Royal Nonesuch Farm: the wines of Anthony Yount, California
Anthony Yount makes wine in Paso Robles. His day job is with Denner Vineyards, but since 2008 he has also
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In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga
Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in
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Taboadella, an exciting new winery from Portugal’s Dão region
The Amorim Group’s main activity is cork, but they are now getting increasingly involved in wine production. For 20 years,
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Popcorn from Bordeaux: innovating to save a struggling Château
Bordeaux is defined in most peoples’ minds by the classed growths of the Médoc – the 4%. But this is
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TOR: high-end Cabernet from Napa
Tor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,
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In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn
Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and
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Honsberger, a new star in Niagara, Canada
Website: https://honsbergerestate.com/ Honsberger is a relatively new winery in Niagara. It’s a family owned property in Jordan, and the background
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Johan Meyer and his new home in the Swartland – some of South Africa’s top natural wines
Johan Meyer, known affectionately by everyone as Stompie, is one of the leading natural winegrowers in South Africa. He’s been
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