Video: Visiting Hidalgo La Gitana in Sanlucar de Barremeda, one of the top bodegas in the Sherry triangle
It’s harvest time in Sherry country, and Jamie Goode visits Hidalgo La Gitana in the coastal town of Sanlucar de
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Regions
Costières de Nîmes, an exciting region in the Rhône, part 1: introduction
Website: https://www.costieres-nimes.org/en/vineyard The most southerly of the Rhône vineyards, Costières de Nîmes is southwest of Avignon, and due south of
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Michel Chapoutier, begetter of biological life, advocate of love and latent English vigneron presents his Sélections Parcellaires en primeur 2021 to a salivating crowd
Chapoutier talks of granite, lovemaking, Jefferson, sentient plants, vines on the Scilly Isles and the strength of life over death.
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Dry-farmed Chile, the exciting wines of the South (1) VIGNO in Maule
Chile is changing, drafting a new constitution and facing up to the past. Chilean wine has been changing too, adapting
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The wines of Cartuxa, an important producer in Portugal’s Alentejo
Website: Cartuxa One of the famous old table wines of Portugal is Pera Manca, which is made by the Cartuxa
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Video: tasting old South African wines back to the 1950s
Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP
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Old South African wine: raiding the Winshaw cellar back to the 1950s
Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP
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Visiting Anthonij Rupert Wyne, L’Ormarins Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa
Website: Anthonij Rupert Wyne Antonij Rupert is the wine project based at L’Ormarins estate on the eastern boundary of Franschhoek,
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Exploring Blaufränkisch at the Blue Frank Think Tank (1) the presentations
Sevnica, Slovenia was the setting for this conference on Blaufrankisch, an interesting grape variety that looks to have a promising
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South African Sauvignon Blanc at 10 years old: does it age?
What do travelling wine writer geeks do on a day free from events? Taste more wines of course. South African
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