Highlights: Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2023 South Africa
This is the latest vintage of one of the world’s great sweet wines. It’s the Vin de Constance from Klein
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Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs 2015
Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2015 France12% alcohol. From the warm, dry vintage of 2015 this is
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Restaurants: Heard Burger, Soho, with some lovely Lambrusco Sorbara
Website: https://heardburger.co.uk/ I’ve been to a few good Burger places of late. There’s the brilliant Gasoline Grill in Copenhagen, and
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Highlights: Morandé La Capilla El Cabernet de Ránguil 2021 Itata, Chile
This is quite special. It’s from 130 year old ungrafted vines planted on degraded granite soils, with a red clay
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Highlights: Cecilia Wines Cinsault 2025 Piekenierskloof, South Africa
Cinsault was historically a hugely important red grape for South Africa. Often, red ‘varietals’ from fancy grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon
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Excursions off the Riesling trail: what else can the Finger Lakes do?
This was a seminar at the FLXcursion event that I’ve just come back from. The goal was to explore the
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Weingut Frank, one of the stars of Austria’s Weinviertel region
Website: https://www.weingutfrank.at/englishhome Frank is a family winery that’s been going since 1724. They’re currently farming 23 hectares of vines, and
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The wines of Weingut Kurz, Weinviertel, Austria
Website: https://www.weingutkurz.at/ Eric Kurz (pictured above) is the third generation in this family winery, and makes 80% white wines and 20%
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A trio of impressive Pet Nats from UK winery Westwell
Westwell are nailing Pet Nat. Everyone makes one, and sometimes they are accidentally good. But to do it well consistently
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Highlights: Gallo of Sonoma Frei Ranch Vineyard Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Pleasantly surprised by this older Californian Cabernet. Gallo of Sonoma Frei Ranch Vineyard Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Dry Creek
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