Highlights: Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 1998 Douro, Portugal
Quinta do Vesuvio is one of the great Quintas of the Douro. It’s located in the Douro Superior (the wamer,
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Olerasay No 2: a South African sweet wine that is becoming one of the world’s greats
Five years after the first release, we have Olerasay No 2, a solera-aged straw wine from Mullineux in South Africa’s
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New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir: wines from the edge
Over lockdown, there have been quite a few remote tastings, and 67 Pall Mall, with their careful sample preparation, decanting
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Video: in the vineyards at Familia Deicas, Uruguay, where there’s lots going on
Jamie Goode visits Familia Deicas in Uruguay, and learns about some of the innovative vineyard work they have done –
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Maison Ventanac: ‘new natural’ wines from the Languedoc
Website: http://www.maisonventenac.fr/ Maison Ventenac is run by Stephanie and Olivier Ramy, and they are the third generation of their family
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In Uruguay: Juanicó Familia Deicas
Website: https://familiadeicas.com/ Juanicó Familia Deicas is Uruguay’s biggest wine company. Originally simply Juanicó, they were once state owned, but were
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Highlights: Domaine Jones On the QT Carignan Gris 2019 Vin de France
A nice one-off made from a rare gris mutation of Carignan by Katie Jones. Domaine Jones On the QT Carignan
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In Nagano, Japan: Nagomi Vineyards
Toshihiro Ike is the winegrower behind Nagomi Vineyards. He moved to Tomi City a decade ago after working as an
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Highlights: Abel Mendoza Virua Rioja Blanco 2018 Spain
White Rioja can be annoyingly oaky. That’s because in this region, dominated by factory wineries, it’s common to ferment white
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Highlights: De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2018 France
Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make
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