The NAT’Cool! Universe
Easily one of the world’s top winemakers, Dirk Niepoort’s insight extends beyond soils, grapes and blends, but into humans, predicting
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Regions
Modernity meets tradition in Rioja: interviewing Victor Urrutia of CVNE
A wine region born of industry and necessity – just a few hour’s drive from Bordeaux – Rioja was the
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Chilean Sauvignon Blanc: tasting 18 examples
Sauvignon Blanc is an important grape for Chile. It’s the second most planted variety, with 15 222 hectares. Things really
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Highlights: two wines from Penn Croft, a regeneratively farmed vineyard in Hampshire
Website: https://penncroftvineyards.com/pages/sustainability Simon Porter is a farmer, and owner of the Penn Croft winery in Hampshire. He’s been farming regeneratively
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Visiting Champagne Ayala, Aÿ
Champagne Ayala are based in the village of Aÿ, but they are an oddity: this is Pinot Noir country, but
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The wines of Château Manissy, Tavel and environs in the southern Rhône
Website: Château de Manissy The vineyards of Château de Manissy were planted by monks. Well, to be more precise, by
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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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California does Rhône: 20 top wines tasted
The Californian climate (and I realize this is a generalization) seems well suited to grape varieties from the Rhône, and
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Highlights: David & Nadia Grenache 2018 Swartland, South Africa
Grenache has a good future in the Western Cape, I reckon. David and Nadia Sadie are making some really impressive
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Highlights: Cantina Arceto Migliolungo Lambrusco NV, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
More than 40 different ancient, traditional red grapes go into this Lambrusco, with 21 of these different varieties of Lambrusco
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