A Centre Loire study: seven wines, red and white
Tasted these Centre Loire wines together. It’s an interesting region and there are lots of good terroirs here. I visited
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Regions
Highlights: Everflyht Brut NV Sussex, England
Website: https://www.everflyht.com/ This is a single vineyard estate at the foot of Ditchling Beacon in the South Downs, in East
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Chianti Classico deep dive (3) Fèlsina
Website: https://www.felsina.it/en/ Like many of Chianti Classico’s grand properties, the land at the extensive Fèlsina estate was farmed by sharecroppers
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The Old Road Wine Co, a Franschhoek-based winery making some impressive single-vineyard wines
Website: https://oldroadwinecompany.com/ The Old Road Wine Ci is part of the larger Douglas Green Bellingham (DGB) group, and owned by
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Video: the famous La Colline Semillon vineyard in Franschhoek, South Africa
Old Road Wine Co winemaker Ryan Puttick introduces the La Colline Vineyard in Franschhoek, South Africa. Planted in 1936 by
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Highlights : Filipa Pato & William Wouters Flos Castanea 2022, Bairrada, Portugal
This experimental project was made with the grandson of Vinho Verde biodynamic pioneer Fernando Paiva, of Quinta da Palmirinha. Paiva
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Visiting Constantino Ramos, resurrecting the red wines of Monção and Melgaço in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal
‘My background is from the pharmaceutical industry,’ says Constantino. ‘My family didn’t produce wine.’ He did a degree in pharmacy
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Video: visiting Constantino Ramos, one of the most exciting producers in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region
Constantino Ramos came from the pharmaceutical industry, where he was running clinical trials, and shifted to his passion, wine. He
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Highlights: Umani Ronchi Fonte Del Re Lacrima di Morro d’Alba 2022 Italy
Supermarkets aren’t always the best place to find characterful, interesting wines, but this remarkable Lacrima is available in the UK
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Highlights: Paumanok Prestige Cuvée 2012 North Fork of Long Island, New York
Really liked this aged Bordeaux blend from Long Island in New York State. Paumanok Prestige Cuvée 2012 North Fork of
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