Slovenia: Domaine Slapšak with François Botton, who traded Champagne dreams for Dolejnska
Website: https://www.domaine-slapsak.com/en/ François Botton is French, and hails from the Champagne region. But he didn’t grow up in a Champagne
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Cviček, a unique lighter red wine style from Slovenia, blending red and white grapes with low alcohol
This is a really interesting traditional style of wine that is extremely cheap locally, but which I think could have
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Highlights: Hambledon Classic Cuvée Rosé NV England
New release of this impressive rosé from Hambledon, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine houses. [Aside: keep this out
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Highlights: Bien de Altura Tidao 4 2022 Gran Canaria, Spain
A really impressive single vineyard wine from the talented Carmelo Peña, who also makes wine from Lanzarote. This is from
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Slovenia: Roka, Kog
Liam and Sinead Cabot are from Ireland, where they currently run a successful wine importing business, Cabot & Co (https://www.cabotandco.com/).
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Slovenia: Marof, Prekmurje
I visited Marof in May 2023 on my first tour of Slovenia, and was impressed. On this trip, I caught
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Slovenia: visiting Tement and Domaine Ciringa, where Austria and Slovenia meet.
Website: https://www.tement.at/en/ Tement is an important producer in Austrian Styria, but their cellar in Zierreg is right on the border
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Slovenia: Vino Gross, in Slovenian Styria
Website: https://www.vinogross.com/ Last time I visited Vino Gross I spent time in the vineyards of Haloze, and then tasted in
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In Slovenia, with Velika Lega, a new wine classification for Slovenia’s top wineries
Website: https://velikalega.com/about-us/ Slovenia is an interesting and diverse wine country. It’s a small country with some important neighbours, and a
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Locals and Nomads, a natural wine bar in Lisbon
Website: https://localsandnomads.com/ Locals and Nomads is a small naturally focused wine bar in Lisbon. I had a gap in my
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