The debut releases from Walgate & Co, some of England’s most interesting still wines
Website: https://walgate.eco/ This was a chance to taste the debut release from Ben Walgate’s new venture, post leaving Tillingham. ‘In
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Regions
Etna, Sicily: Torre Mora
One of the estates owned by Piccini, Torre Mora has 13 hectares of vines at altitudes between 600 and 700
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Rhône discovery (1) Les Chancel, Ventoux
Website: https://www.leschancel.com/ Pierre Chancel was working for Sanofi, a drug company, in his previous life. At one point he was
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Restless River, one of South Africa’s most singular and interesting wine projects
Treve Ring and I visited Restless River for the second time in October 2022, on a sunny but cool and
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Etna, Sicily: Palmento Constanza
Website: https://www.palmentocostanzo.com/en/ I’m very excited by this producer, currently making some of the best wines on the island. Organic with
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Etna, Sicily: Tenuta Boccarossa
Website: http://www.tenutaboccarossa.it/ Michele Calabretta was working in the car industry, and it led him to Germany where he met his
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Arribas Wine Co: exciting low-intervention wines from Trás-os-Montes, Portugal
Website: https://arribaswine.com/ Ricardo Alves and Frederico Machado (pictured above) began the Arribas Wine Company in 2017. They are based in
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Highlights: two affordable orange wines from Bertrand and Cramele Recas
Tried these two orange wines side by side. It’s interesting to see this category of skin-fermented whites (often called orange
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Domaine des Escaravailles, a southern Rhône star
Website: https://www.domaine-escaravailles.com/en/ Escaravilles means bettle in Occitan, hence the scarb beetle on the label. I tasted these wines with Madeline
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Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines at her project Sierra de Toloño
Website: https://www.sierradetolono.com/en/ Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines, with a focus firmly on the vineyard. She
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