The wines of Israel: a study in 44 wines
I recently spent a few days in Israel. The trip was primarily about giving two presentations at the inaugural IPEVO
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Philokalia, a natural winery from Bethlehem, Palestine
Natural winery Philokalia was established in 2015 by architect Sari Kouri in the garage of his home in Bethlehem, Palestine.
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Highlights: a wine made from a forgotten old variety in Israel, Dalton Grounded Zuriman 2021 Galilee
The interesting story behind this wine is that it is made from the Zuriman grape variety. Israel has a lack
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Highlights: Itay Lahat Roussanne 2021 Upper Galilee, Israel
I’m in Israel, to talk at a conference on regenerative viticulture tomorrow. So it’s only appropriate to be drinking a
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Rajat Parr Wines: Phelan Farm and Scythian Wine Company
Website: https://phelanfarm.com/ The pandemic had a big impact on a lot of people. It turned Rajat Parr into a farmer.
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The wines of Aldeia de Cima, an exciting project in Portugal’s Alentejo
Website: https://www.aldeiadecima.com/en/ Herdade Aldeia de Cima is a large 2400 hectare estate in Vidiguera in the south Alentejo. Here, Luisa
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Tasting some great Australian wines at an Australia day lunch with colleagues
Australia day is a great excuse for a wine lunch, and once again a crew assembled, bringing special bottle of
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Highlights: Jolie Laide Dans le Vide 2021, California, USA
Jolie-Laide is a one-man operation based in the Sebastopol winery of Pax Mahle, where winemaker Scott Schultz (Pax’s cellar master),
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Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated
2020 is a much heralded vintage in Bordeaux. Here I got to try many of the top wines in bottle,
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Video: tasting 53 Cap Classiques, sparkling wines from South Africa
Jamie Goode and Treve Ring meet with some of South Africa’s top winemakers to taste through 53 Cap Classiques. These
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