Armenian wine: a brief study
Website: The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia Armenia is an interesting country for wine. With its neighbour, Georgia, it
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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine
Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling
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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe
Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to
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New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London
Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September
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Simpsons Wine Estate: leading still and sparkling wines from the Kent North Downs, England
Website: https://simpsonswine.com/ Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit a relatively new winery in the Kent North Downs who are making
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Video: visiting Simpsons wine estate, Kent, England
Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit the Simpsons winery in East Kent. In 2016 Charles and Ruth Simpson, who’d already
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Highlights: Cortes de Cima Lour-inho 2019 Alentejo, Portugal
Very impressed with this blend of Alvarinho (aka Albariño) with Loureiro – two grapes from the cool Minho, grown here
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Video: tasting Bordeaux 2019 in bottle
A short film from the Union des Grands Crus tasting of 2019 Bordeaux held in London, November 2021 For the
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Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: 95 top wines tasted and rated
This was the first chance to taste through a wide selection of top Bordeaux reds from the 2019 vintage in
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Querciabella, one of Tuscany’s top wineries, who employ vegan biodynamics
Querciabella was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni, who had made money in steel and had fallen in love
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