Interviewing Daniel Daou, who is making remarkable wines from limestone terroirs in Paso Robles, aided by some smart science
Brothers George and Daniel Daou are from Lebanon, but their family left during the civil war in the 1970s and
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Regions
Highlights: two from RAW Wine – Gut Oggau and La Pièce
Raw Wine is known for its natural wine fairs, which started off in London back in 2012 but have since
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Château Couhins-Lurton with Jacques Lurton: a vertical of this important white Bordeaux
Couhins-Lurton is a small but important property in the Graves region of Bordeaux. Since 1967 it has been part of
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Highlights: two from Flint, an interesting producer in East Anglia, England
Flint are based in East Anglia, and I’ve reviewed them before here. They have just released two small production wines
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It’s Carmenere day, and I taste two good examples from Errazuriz
It’s Carmenere day! And here I taste two really good examples from Errazuriz. Carmenere hails from Bordeaux, but it found
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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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