Sicus: distinctive low-intervention wines from Catalunya
Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/producers/sicus I popped into Dynamic Vines in Bermondsey on a Saturday morning and they were showing the wines of
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Highlights: Roc des Anges Alquimia Vin de Voile NV Vin de France
This is a blend of Grenache Gris and Macabeu from the amazing Roc des Anges in the Roussillon. It spends
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Germany’s top Rieslings at the VDP tasting: Mittelrhein, Franken, Sachsen, Nahe and Rheinhessen
Continuing on my write ups from the VDP tastings in Wiesbaden, August 2026, here are the notes of Rieslings from
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Video: Vintage time at Hundred Hills, making the Rosé de Saignée cuvée
It’s the penultimate day of harvest at Oxfordshire winery Hundred Hills. They are picking Pinot Noir for the famed Rosé
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Highlights: Stesso Stesso Beulah Violetta Rosso 2024 Umbria, Italy
A lovely low-intervention red from Umbria. Stesso Stesso Beulah Violetta Rosso 2024 Umbria, Italy12.5% alcohol. Stesso Stesso is the winemaking
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Highlights: Cecilia Pinot Noir 2024 Ceres, South Africa
Impressed by this Pinot from a region in South Africa that isn’t well known for it. Cecilia Pinot Noir 2024
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Continuing on my series of write ups from the 2026 VDP tastings is Wiesbaden, Germany, here are my notes on
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Highlights: Black Chalk HiDE Extra Brut 2021 Hampshire, England
Website: https://blackchalkwine.co.uk/products/hide-2021 This is a new single-vineyard sparkling wine from Black Chalk. It’s a very chalky block with shallow soils
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles
Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and
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