Visiting Antiyal, with Alvaro Espinoza, the biodynamic pioneer of Chile
Website: https://antiyal.com/ Alvaro Espinoza and his wife Marina had just got back from Costa Rica when I met them at
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In Chile, day 1, tasting interesting wines with good folk on a Sunday afternoon
I’m in Chile, and arriving Sunday afternoon I headed off to a very informal Sunday afternoon chill with some local
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Video: Visiting Antiyal, a biodynamic wine estate in Chile’s Alto Maipo, with Alvaro Espinoza
Alvaro Espinoza was the first winegrower to practice biodynamic farming in South America. He consults widely, but with his wife
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Highlights: Clos des Fous Pour Ma Gueule Riesling 2018 Itata, Chile
So I’ve just arrived in Santiago, Chile, and time for lunch at Hotel Magnolia while they prepare my room. Starting
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Highlights: Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Marlborough, New Zealand
First look at the 2025 vintage in Marlborough by way of one of the region’s classics, the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon
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Video: the Port harvest in the Douro, 2025, with Taylor’s
Website: https://www.taylor.pt/ 2025 will go down as one of the trickiest vintages of recent years, simply because it was very
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Cruse x Hirsch, tasting some Californian gems from this star partnership
Californians Jasmine Hirsch and Michael Cruse are partners in life and wine, and they came to London to share their
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Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines
Website: https://www.hatzidakiswines.gr/ Hatzidakis are one of the best-known producers from the Greek Island of Santorini, and they were in town
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Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering
Website: https://www.yarrayering.com/ One of Australia’s vinous treasures, Yarra Yering was set up by the eccentric genius Dr Bailey Carrodus, who
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Yarra (3) Tarrawarra
Website: https://www.tarrawarra.com.au/ It was a lovely sunny late-spring morning when I visited Tarrawarra’s Swallowfield vineyard with winemaker Sarah Fagan and
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