Saurwein: new releases from this exciting South African Pinot Noir producer
Jessica Saurwein is getting rave reviews for her small-production Pinots and the new 2022 releases are the best yet. Jessica
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Profiles
In Slovenia (5) visiting Vino Gross in Haloze (updated with new releases)
Haloze is a hidden place, says Michael Gross. He comes from a winegrowing family, and with his brother, was running
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Visiting Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in a Cambridge windmill
Website: https://www.gutterandstars.co.uk/ Chris Wilson is a journalist-turned-winemaker. He was – and still is – a wine journalist, but turned to
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Penn Croft and Itasca Wines: an interesting Hampshire contract winery (Thorrington Mill, Wraxhall, Missing Gate) also making their own wines
Ben Smith is the winemaker at Itasca Wines, a 600 ton winery in north Hampshire. Here he makes some of
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Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed
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Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia
Website: https://www.rouvaliswinery.gr/en/ This was a great visit to a winery making excellent wines from some spectacular terroirs. We are in
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Savage Wines: one of South Africa’s top producers, making balanced, elegant wines
Duncan Savage’s first solo vintage was as long ago as 2011, but he still seems to be a fresh face
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Domaine Capmartin, naturally made wines from southwest France
Website: Domaine Capmartin, southwest France This is a family winery, now run by Simon Capmartin. His father created the domaine
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In Niagara (8) Domaine Queylus
Website: Domaine Queylus This is one of Niagara’s top wineries, and it has an interesting history. Queylus was started by
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The wines of Louis M Martini, California
Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established
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