Highlights: El Hombre Bala 2015 Vinos de Madrid, Spain
Gotta love infusion-style Garnacha from Gredos! This is a good one. I bought this bottle a few years ago at
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Highlights: Viticoltori de Conciliis Donnaluna Aglianico 2018 Paestum IGP, Italy
Viticoltori de Conciliis is based in southern Campania and was founded as a winery in 1996. This is when three
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Visiting the Roussillon (2) the Northern Roussillon: Maury, The Aude, Fenouillèdes and The Agly Valley
Mark Walford of Le Soula, Gérard Gauby of Domaine Gauby and Brigitte Verdaguer of Domain Rancy are interviewed by Lisse
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The wines of Unwritten Poem, from Tiwari House, Hungary
These three wines come from Lake Balaton in Hungary, region with a good reputation for interesting wines from its volcanic
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Picpoul de Pinet: a Languedoc success story taking a step forward with new ‘Patience’ wines
AOP Picpoul de Pinet is the only white wine appellation in the Languedoc, and it’s on a roll right now.
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Highlight: Bodegas Tradicion Amontillado 30 Years VQRS
I visited Bodegas Tradicion a couple of years ago. It’s one of the very best bodegas in Jerez. Began the
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Highlights: A duo of striking reds from 4Kilos
A kilo is old Spanish slang for one million Pesetas, Spain’s former currency. 4 Kilos founders Francesc Grimalt and Sergio
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Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire: tasting all 7 releases to date
This was my first time tasting one of Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s prestige cuvées, Clos Saint-Hilaire. It comes from a single-hectare plot
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Highlights: Niepoort Vintage Port 2003
This is a Vintage Port that I tried early on in its life, and then went an bought a bottle
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Visiting Château Lagrezette, Alain Dominique Perrin’s private home in Cahors
Lisse Garnett visits the romantic castle of Château Lagrezette, purchased as a ruin and renovated by Alain Dominique Perrin in
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