Exploring Costières de Nîmes (4) Domaine de Poulvarel
Website: https://domainedepoulvarel.com/the-domain-of-poulvarel/ My exploration of the Costières de Nîmes continued in the north of the region, at Domaine de Poulvarel.
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Regions
Laudun: the birth of a new cru in the Rhône
Laudun isn’t perhaps the best known of the Rhône’s appellations, but it is currently moving from one of the Côtes
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Clairette de Die and friends: the Diois wines from the Rhône
Website: www.clairette-de-die.com The Rhône isn’t somewhere you think of when it comes to sparkling wines, but it makes quite a
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The jewels of the Northern Rhône: exploring top Côte Rôtie and Condrieu
I fell in love with the wines of the northern Rhône early on in my wine journey. And the gems
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In the vineyards of Côte Rôtie
I took a break from tasting yesterday to wander through the vineyards of Côte Rôtie. I was mainly in Côte
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Hambledon Classic and Première Cuvées: two classics from Hampshire
Based in Hampshire, Hambledon is one of the UK’s leading producers of English sparkling wine. These are two of the
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Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials
How can you add value to inexpensive Languedoc varietal wines? Accolade’s Banrock Station has brand crept to the South of
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Highlights: Red Tail Ridge ‘Frost Smoke’ Blau Franc Blend 2021 Finger Lakes
I’m in Syracuse at a wine conference (Bev NY 2023) and I had a free night, so I went into
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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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A blind tasting of California Cabernet Sauvignon, including some of the best-sellers in the USA
This was a chance to taste 8 Cabernet Sauvignon wines blind, which is always fun. Below are my notes and
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