Highlights: Rall Syrah 2024 Swartland, South Africa
Donavan Rall’s wines have impressed me since I first tasted them 15 years ago. This Syrah is just beautiful. Rall
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Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi
Website: https://ponzivineyards.com/ Impressed by these two from Oregon producer Ponzi, who back in 1970 became the third winery in the
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Highlights: Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2020 Robertson, South Africa
Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Graham Beck is the leading producer of traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, known as Cap Classiques.
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus
Website: https://www.pamplemoussejus.ca/ We need more wineries like this! Pamplemousse Jus is a small winery based on a farm in the
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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018 England
Very impressed by this new release from leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. Here’s a report from a visit last
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
Website: https://haywirewinery.com/ I’ve reported on the wines of Okanagan star Haywire a lot in the past. Under the hands of
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
Website: https://solverowines.ca/ Solvero is an exciting small winery in the Garnet Valley, which is a spectacular spot in the Summerland
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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of
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Gallery: in the Mosel, just before harvest
The Mosel is a stunning wine region. I was filming here in September 2024, just before harvest, and these are
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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Riesling is Germany’s great strength, and one of its heartlands is the Mosel. In the second article on the VDP
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