Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (4) Ramey
Website: https://www.rameywine.com/ Ramey is one of the star wineries in Sonoma. David Ramey has become well known for his expertise
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Regions
The wines of Piedra Fluida, a relatively new and interesting producer from Tenerife
Website: https://bodegapiedrafluida.com/en/ Tenerife has been making some great wines of late, and here’s another good producer, new to me, from
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Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay: a top 12 from the 2022 vintage in this important New Zealand wine region
These Chardonnays were selected by Cameron Douglas, MS, as the Hawke’s Bay Annual Chardonnay Collection Vintage 2022. 42 wines submitted,
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Exploring Lirac (7) an overview and a big tasting of Lirac wines
Lirac is one of the crus of the Rhône valley, and it’s just northwest of Avignon, next door to Tavel
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Exploring Lirac (6) Domaine Chantepierre/Les Deux Pins
This is a sizeable Lirac domaine of 70 hectares of vines, owned by the Paly family. We met with Jean-François
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Exploring Lirac (5) Domaine des Carabiniers ‘Biodynamic Wine’
Website: https://www.biodynamicwine.bio/en/ It’s perhaps surprising to find a domaine branded as ‘biodynamic wine’. But that’s how Domaine des Carabiniers describe
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Exploring Lirac (4) Château de Bouchassy
I tasted these wines with Marie-Cécile Degoul, who returned to the family domaine two years ago after working for 15
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Exploring Lirac (3) Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme
Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme is a new domaine in Lirac. I tasted the wines with his wife, Anaïs Rebouleau. His family
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Exploring Lirac (2) Clos du Jas
Grégory Sergent (pictured above) is the man behind Clos du Jas. He spent 15 years as a paratrooper in the
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Exploring Lirac (1) Château Boucarut
Château Boucarut is a new producer in Lirac. Saskia and Maurice Goetschy established the domaine in Roquemure in 2017. They
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