Makarounas Vineyards: fine wine from Cyprus
Website: www.makarounaswinery.com Makarounas Vineyards was started by Theodoros Makarounas in 2016, although his family does have a history of grape
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New Zealand adventure, day 3, Waipara and North Canterbury
Day 3 in New Zealand, and my last day in Waipara/North Canterbury. It turned out to be an excellent one.
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New Zealand adventure, day 2, Waipara
The day begins as light begins to dissolve the darkness, and I see it all from my bed in the
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New Zealand adventure, day 1: Waipara, North Canterbury
I’m back in New Zealand for the first time since 2019, and it feels great, despite the jetlag. I travelled
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Chianti Classico deep dive (15) Istine with Angela Fronti
Website: www.istine.it Angela Fronti is the dynamic personality behind Istine, a Chianti Classico winery based in Radda. She has some
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Aseginolaza y Leunda, making stunning low-fi wines in Spain’s Navarra
Website: https://aseginolazayleunda.com/ Pedro Leunda (pictured above) and Jon Aseginolaza are childhood friends from San Sebastien, now making wine from the
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Claus Preisinger, natural wine hero from Gols in Austria’s Burgenland
Claus Preisinger’s began making his own wine in 2002 while working as an assistant winemaker with Hans Nittnaus. His state-of-the-art
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Swerwer, an exciting producer from South Africa’s Swartland region
Jasper Wickens first discovered wine when he was at university in Stellenbosch. To pay the bills while he was studying
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40 years of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand’s most famous wine, the Marlborough icon, hits middle age It was back in 1985 that the first vintage
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Taittinger’s foray into England, Domaine Evremond, releases its first wine
Back in 2015 I attended a press conference at Westminster Abbey announcing a launch of a new English sparkling wine
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