In Georgia, on the qvevri trail, experiencing the living fossil of wine
Jamie Goode travels east, 8000 years back in time, to visit Georgia and experience wine as it would have been
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Regions
Highlights : Champagne Rémi Leroy NV Brut Nature
Based in the Aube, which shares the same Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils as Chablis just further south, young Rémi
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Video: in Georgia’s wine regions, pursuing qvevri wines
Jamie Goode visits Georgia for the first time. This is the country that has a strong claim as being the
Read moreHighlights : Hajszan-Neumann 2016 Gemischter Satz Natural, Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC Nussberg, Austria
With a name like Fritz Wieninger, you have to trust that wine, and Vienna, is in his blood. Fritz is
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Bedrock Wine Co, California
Trying the wines from Morgan Twain-Peterson’s boutique winery focusing on California’s heritage of old vineyards, many of them field blends.
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Some fine Californian wines from UK importer Roberson
Roberson wine have, for some time now, been championing new-wave Californian wines in the UK, and they have gathered an
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Visiting Georgia: an ancient wine culture, and a country of contrasts
Georgia is a country of contrasts. In September I made my first visit: I discovered a lot, and I also
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Highlights: Ochota Barrels 2018 Home… Pinot Noir
After making it through the impressive/annoying two layers and colours of wax (so pretty though), this incredibly spicy, tight and
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Video: in the Mosel, visiting Fio in Piesport
Here’s a quick film from last week’s visit to the Mosel. Here, I’m in the vineyards with Daniel Niepoort of
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Bordeaux 2017 in bottle, part 2: the right bank
Now the 2017 vintage from Bordeaux is in bottle, the October Union des Grand Crus tasting was a good chance
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