I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Things take time in Champagne. And if you want to launch a new prestige cuvée, then things can take a
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Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace
Website: https://www.henschke.com.au/ As with last year, I got to try the single vineyard releases from Henschke with Stephen and Prue
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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
Old vines are amazing, and they are often very beautiful, in a rugged, twisted sort of way. And the Old
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New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of
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On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine you have a stash of wines – maybe a small cellar of a couple
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley
Pyramid Valley is one of New Zealand’s special vineyards. I first came across it on my debut visit to Aotearoa
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Website: https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/ Greystone are extremely innovative in their approach. I visited with winemaker Dom Maxwell (who since this visit has
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2016, looking back a decade from 2026
2016 was quite a year for me. A transition year with a lot of travel.
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A brilliant wine dinner with friends at the Drapers Arms, with 15 interesting wines
This was a brilliant wine dinner with a nice crowd, at the excellent Drapers Arms. We all brought a couple
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2025, a wine year in pictures
Here’s a selection of pictures from 2025. Quite a year.
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