Black Chalk: visiting one of the UK’s leading sparkling wineries
Chance delivered both opportunity and killer blows to Black Chalk in quick succession – it was to prove the making
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Profiles
In Niagara (2) Tawse and Redstone
Stop two on the Niagara journey was at Redstone winery in Beamsville, to taste their wines but also those of
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In Niagara (1) Hidden Bench
Hidden Bench is one of Niagara’s leading boutique wineries. Owner Harald Thiel bought the Locust Lane vineyard, where the winery
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In Slovenia (4) visiting Roka, in Kog
Liam and Sinead Cabot hail from Ireland, where they currently run a successful wine importing business, Cabot & Co https://www.cabotandco.com/
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In Slovenia (1) visiting Šuklje in Bela Krajina
Website: http://suklje.com/en/vineyards/ My Slovenian wine adventures began in the eastern region of Bela Krajina (pronounced ‘bella cry-ner’). It’s a small
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Lyme Bay: impressive still wines from this Devon-based producer
Lyme Bay, a winery based in Axeminster, Devon but sourcing grapes from top sites across England, are on a bit
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Visiting Swiss-Mura winery in Azumino, Nagano, Japan
I visited this interesting project with Chiharu Uchikata (below), who explained the history of the company. It was initially established
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Visiting Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36, a naturally inclined producer in Nagano, Japan
Yoshio Yano and his family run Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36 which is based in Omachi town. It’s a really dramatic
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Vinsobres: exploring this southern Rhône appellation
Based in the Drome in the northeast of the southern Rhone, Vinsobres is a beautiful area. The village has Gallo-Roman
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Catching up with Nyetimber, England’s Sparkling Champion
As has been widely chronicled, Nyetimber is the largest, and best known English sparkling wine producer, and their growth and
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