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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Regions
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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Crozes-Hermitage (2) M Chapoutier
Chapoutier are one of the major producers in the northern Rhône, and they have 60 hectares in the Crozes-Hermitage appellation,
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Crozes-Hermitage (3) Paul Jaboulet-Aîné
Paul Jaboulet Aîné is one of the famous names in the northern Rhône. Owners of the famous chapel on the
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Crozes-Hermitage (4) Maison and Domaine Les Alexandrins
This is a domaine whose name has changed a bit. Domaine Alexandrins was first founded by Alexandre Caso and Guillaume
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