Gigondas: Pierre Amadieu
Website: https://www.pierre-amadieu.com/en/ Pierre Amadieu is an important producer in Gigondas, with around 10% of the appellation’s vineyard area. They have
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Highlights: Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Napa Valley, California
This is a Napa Classic. Beaulieu Vineyards are now owned by an Australian company (Treasury Wine Estates) but they have
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Gigondas: Saint Cosme, with Louis Barruol
Website: https://www.saintcosme.com/ Louis Barruol of Château Saint Cosme is one of the presidents of the Gigondas appellation, and he’s making
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Gigondas: one of the Rhône’s most famous crus, celebrated for its reds but now making whites too
Website: https://www.gigondas-vin.com/en/home/ Gigondas is one of the most prestigious of the Rhône crus (the average bottle price in France for
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Gigondas goes white: tasting the first of the new Gigondas Blanc wines
There’s a lot of excitement in Gigondas about white wines. From 2023, Gigondas can be white as well as red!
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Highlights: Ag.Hora Loureiro Gio Chezade x Soalheiro 2020 Vinho Verde, Portugal
So impressed by this wine! I tried it a while back, then bought a bottle and recently cracked it, and
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Domaine des Lambrays: hitting fresh heights with a new cellar and some new wines, plus two gems from the 1930s
Website: https://www.lambrays.com/en/le-domaine-des-lambrays/ It’s rare to get a chance to taste through so many wines from a top Burgundy producer in
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Tatomer: beautiful wines from Santa Barbara, California, with a Riesling emphasis
Website: https://www.tatomerwines.com/ Graham Tatomer is from Santa Barbara, where Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling were the three main varieties. ‘Riesling
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Highlights: Two Cru from Domaine Benjamin Passot, Beaujolais, France
Benjamin Passot is Bourgogne by birth, with his professional experience acquired over several years on the Vosne Romanée terroirs. He
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William Downie, one of Australia’s most thoughtful winegrowers, based in Gippsland, Victoria
Website: https://www.williamdownie.com.au/ William Downie is one of the most thoughtful and interesting winegrowers in Australia. I visited back in December
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