Australia Day Lunch 2025: celebrating Australian wine with some fine older bottles
As is the tradition (well, for the last four years) a group of jolly wine folk gathered to celebrate Australia
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Regions
The remarkable wines of Barbeito, the leading producer from Madeira
Ricardo Freitas is a third generation Madeira producer, and his family firm Barbeito is widely regarded as the top producer
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Vergelegen rebooted: visiting this important South African winery and meeting the man tasked with fulfilling the potential of an amazing set of vineyards
Website: https://vergelegen.co.za/ Vergelegen is one of the great wine projects of South Africa, and it has now been rebooted after
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Polish wine: a study
This Polish wine seminar was presented by Adam Michocki at the Cool Climate Wine Summit in Copenhagen, January 2025. Adam
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Karin Lautner: an interesting new producer in Austria’s Burgenland region
Katrin works with Franz Weninger (previously she worked with Markus Altenburger), and this is her weekend project. She rents a
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Reds from the Centre Loire: Sancerre, Menetou-Salon, Reuilly, Coteaux du Giennois and Châteaumeillant
The Centre Loire is best known for Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, but it also does some very interesting
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Alsace adventure (7) Domaine Albert Mann
Website: https://www.albertmann.com/ Based in Wettolsheim, this has always been a reliable destination for really good Alsace wines. Of late, Albert
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Christian Tschida, one of Austria’s natural wine stars
Christian Tschida is based in Illmitz, a village on the east shore of Lake Neusiedlersee. He’s one of the champions
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Egly-Ouriet: stunning grower Champagnes from Ambonnay
Egly-Ouriet is a family estate founded by Francis Egly’s grandfather in Ambonnay. I met with Francis and his daughter Clémence
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Viña Zorzal: expressive naturally made wines from Navarra, Spain
Website: https://vinazorzalwines.com/en/about-zorzal-wines/ Viña Zorzal are based in Navarra, where they are making not only some of the most interesting wines
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