Garnacha from Navarra
I’m in Pamplona for a couple of days, in the Navarra wine region. Today I’m speaking at a conference on
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The Business of English Wine (3): making it and selling it
In the third of our series on English wine, Lisse Garnett speaks to three contrasting wine producers about this year’s
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Highlights: Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling Kabinett 2017 Mosel, Germany
I really liked this: a great example of Mosel Kabinett, from two neighbouring vineyards in Brauneberg. Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling
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Highlights: Stephane Ogier Les Temps est Venu 2018 Côtes du Rhône, France
Stephane Ogier Les Temps est Venu 2018 Côtes du Rhône, France14.5% alcohol. Ogier is one of the best producers in
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Langhe Nebbiolo, a study
Langhe Nebbiolo is a success story, but some of this success may be coming at the expense of other local
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Chianti from Frescobaldi
Marchesi Frescobaldi is an old Tuscan family wine company that dates back an astonishing 700 years. It’s currently headed up
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The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California
Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard
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Highlights: Cortes de Cima Daqui 2020 Alentejo, Portugal
Daqui, and amphora (known here as talha) wine, is the first of the new wines from Anna Jørgensen, since she
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Tantalus: one of the star wineries from the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
Tantalus is based in Kelowna, looking down onto the lake. Eric Savics, a stockbroker, bought the property in 2003, which
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Champagne Drappier, a forward-thinking house from the south of the region
Website: https://www.champagne-drappier.com/en/ Drappier are a forward-thinking, family-owned Champagne house based in Urville in the Côte des Bar, a village of
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