The elderberry bag: an interesting chapter in the history of Port
Port has had a really interesting history. Quite naturally, this is tied into the history of the Douro, but Port
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Regions
Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Agostado Cortado 2016 Spain
Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 in Sanlucar is making some special wines from the privileged terroirs in the region.
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Highlights: Catherine & Pierre Breton Vouvray Demi-Sec 1989
On Tuesday I popped into the Sourcing Table to taste through some wines and discuss content for the website with
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The wines of Luis Seabra, Portugal
Luis Seabra made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving to set up his own project in 2013. Seabra’s
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Report: Top wines from Ribera del Duero, Spain
An overview of this important Spanish wine region, with notes on 40 top wines tasted Ribera del Duero is one
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Tasting the current releases from Restless River
Restless River is a small, but mighty, family-owned winery in the cool Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Goode and I first visited
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Highlights: Dominio del Águila Reserva 2016 Ribera del Duero, Spain
Dominio del Águila is a winery based in La Aguilera, Riberal del Duero. It’s run by Jorge Monzón and Isabel
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Koerner: a new producer from the Clare Valley now making some of Australia’s most exciting wines
Website: https://koernerwine.com.au/ The vineyards that are behind new Clare Valley superstar Koerner have been in the family for 45 years
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In Piedmonte: visiting Giuseppe Rinaldi, with Alessia and Carlotta
This was my first professional visit in Piedmont, and as they go, it was quite a good start. It was
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Modesty and talent: Balfour wines from Hush Heath Estate are actually pretty rad…
Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode visit the estate and report back on an operation that isn’t quite as the marketing
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