Highlights: Morandé Terrarium Semillon 2022 Maule Valley, Chile
An impressive Semillon from Chile. This is a variety that is dramatically underrated and has performed really well in the
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Hickinbotham: some impressive wines from a special site in South Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://www.hickinbothamwines.com.au/ The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard is one of the most celebrated sites in Australia’s McLaren Vale. Although its viticultural
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Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022
Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in
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Samuel Billaud, making some of the best wines in Chablis
Samuel Billaud was working for his family domaine, Billaud-Simon, a member of the sixth generation of the family to grow
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Highlights: Pinea Korde, a serious rosé from Ribera del Duero
Pinea Korde Rosé 2023 Ribera del Duero, Spain14% alcohol. This is a brave new project from Vicente Pliego, who came
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Highlights: Alice et Olivier De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2023
De Moor, based in Chablis, are one of my favourite producers. Everything they make is just so good. Had this
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New Zealand is making some of the world’s best Pinot Noir, and this is my roll-call of the best
Back in February I attended Pinot Noir 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was quite a special event. One of
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Aphelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,
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Highlights: two wines from Frederick Stevenson in South Australia
Frederick Stevenson is a naturally oriented winegrower in South Australia, and I tried these two wines from him. Frederick Stevenson
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Riley Harrison is making some compelling low intervention wines from top sites in South Australia
Website: https://www.harrison.wine/ Riley Harrison studied winemaking in Adelaide, and ended up working for a big winery: Dorrien Estate. While he
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