Quinta da Pedra Alta, a new Douro star, with consultant winemaker Matt Gant
Website: https://www.qpa.pt/ Matt Gant is a winemaker from Western Australia, but previously he was based in the Barossa, where he
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In Niagara, Canada (17) Ferox
I visited Ferox, a relatively new winery in Niagara, with assistant winemaker Cubby Sadoon. It has a very different, and
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Highlights: Thillardon Chénas Vibrations 2021
Thillardon Vibrations Chénas 2021 Beaujolais, France11.5% alcohol. This was bought after a long lunch at the excellent Soif, and then
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Julien Sunier, beautiful natural wines from Beaujolais
Website: https://julien-sunier.com/ Julien Sunier’s story is an encouraging one. He didn’t come from a family with land, but trained as
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Mira do Ó: beautiful terroir-focused wines from Dão, Bairrada and the Alentejo
Website: https://miradoovinhos.com/ Nuno Mira do Ó is the dude behind Mira do Ó Vinhos, and he now has three projects.
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50 years of Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé: a vertical tasting and a technical discussion
Frédéric Rouzaud and Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon present a vertical tasting of Cristal Rosé, Louis Roederer’s ‘hidden gem’ that since its inception
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Highlights: Catena Criolla Vino Natural Ancestral 2020 Mendoza, Argentina
Criolla is the name used for the pale-red-skinned generously yielding old grape varieties from Argentina, that are now being given
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Drinking with Douro star Tiago Alves de Sousa: a solera red, a high-end rosé, and a stunning (rare) Vintage Port
While I was in Vila Real in the Douro, doing some teaching at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alta Douro,
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Chianti Classico deep dive (14) Villa Pomona
Website: https://fattoriapomona.it/en/ The story of Villa Pomona begins with Giovanni Bandino Bandini, the great grandfather of the current owner, Monica
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Favia: Andy and Annie’s boutique Napa wine operation has taken a step forward with the purchase of a significant Oakville vineyard site, and the 2021s impress
Website: https://www.faviawines.com/ Annie and Andy Erickson founded Favia in 2003. I caught up with them at a dinner in the
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