Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia
Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a
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Failla Wines: beautiful site-specific wines from some of northern California’s best vineyards
Website: https://www.faillawines.com/ Ehren Jordan is the winemaker and owner at Failla, and he’s quite a dude. He got his first
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Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region
Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ Jamie Goode visits Rob Walter’s Place of Changing Winds vineyard in the Macedon Ranges wine region, Victoria, Australia.
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Exploring the Roussillon (4) Domaine Pertuisane
Website: https://pertuisane.com/ We’re in Maury. It’s beautiful and rugged, and the vineyards are rocky. I’m with Richard Case, who makes
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Camillo Donati, natural sparkling wines from Emilia Romagna
Website: https://www.camillodonati.it/en/ This winery was established in 1930 to make some wine for home consumption, by the grandfather of Camillo
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Exploring the Roussillon (3) Bila-Haut
Website: https://www.chapoutier.com/fr/boutique/nos-domaines-et-maison/domaine-de-bila-haut-38 Bila-Haut is Chapoutier’s Roussillon project, based in Latour De France. Back in 1998 Michel Chapoutier bought 50 hectares
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Exploring the Roussillon (2) Cave Dom Brial
Website: https://www.dom-brial.com/ Dom Brial is a quality-focused cooperative based in Baixas, a small village of just 2000 inhabitants. The 200
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Exploring the Roussillon (1) an introduction
Roussillon My exploration of the Roussillon began in Perpignan, which is the largest town in the region, and is located
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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley
Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.
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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovich was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.
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