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Etna, Sicily: Torre Mora

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 jamiegoode 4243 Views etna, Sicily

One of the estates owned by Piccini, Torre Mora has 13 hectares of vines at altitudes between 600 and 700

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Etna, Sicily: Palmento Constanza

March 19, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3948 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://www.palmentocostanzo.com/en/ I’m very excited by this producer, currently making some of the best wines on the island. Organic with

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Etna, Sicily: Tenuta Boccarossa

March 19, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5510 Views etna, Sicily

Website: http://www.tenutaboccarossa.it/ Michele Calabretta was working in the car industry, and it led him to Germany where he met his

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Biondi Santi: new releases from this star of Brunello

March 7, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5932 Views Brunello di Montalcino

Website: https://www.biondisanti.it/en/home/home Biondi Santi is one of Italy’s great estates. The brilliant thing about this domaine is the consistency of

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Chianti Classico deep dive (6) exploring Lamole, the smallest UGA

March 5, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 4852 Views Chianti Classico

Chianti Classico has recently been divided into 11 UGAs (Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, which translates inelegantly into Additional Geographical Units). This

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Etna, Sicily: Francesco Modica

February 25, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3006 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://www.aziendamodica.it/ This is a very traditional-style producer and no sulfites are added. Francesco started vinifying with his grandfather when

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Etna, Sicily: Carranco

February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 jamiegoode 5061 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://www.palmentocarranco.com/en/ This is a new project that began in 2018, and it’s a collaboration between Barolo producer Borgogno and

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Etna, Sicily: Theresa Eccher

February 21, 2024 jamiegoode 4826 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://theresaeccher.com/en/ Theresa Eccher is the name of Daniela Conta Eccher’s grandmother. With her husband Andrea Panozzo, Daniela began this

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Etna, Sicily: Tenute delle Terre Nere

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 jamiegoode 4237 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://www.tenutaterrenere.com/en/home-english/ Marco de Grazia’s Terre Nere is one of the star producers in Etna. All the grapes are sorted

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Etna, Sicily: Cusumano’s Alta Mora

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 jamiegoode 5900 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://altamora.it/en/altm-2/ This is owned by the Cusumano family, a well known Sicilian producer, and the project began in 2013

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Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 jamiegoode

One of the most important people in the transformation of Vinho Verde from a region of gassy ephemeral wines into

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Current releases from Dão legend Antonio Madeira

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Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines
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Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines

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Pannobile – meeting this coalition of amazing Burgenland producers, who are making some of Austria’s most interesting wines
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Pannobile – meeting this coalition of amazing Burgenland producers, who are making some of Austria’s most interesting wines

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