Highlights: Montgomery Rondo 2018 Wales
In celebration of Welsh wine week, I opened this, from Montgomery in Powys. Rondo is an interesting cool-climate PIWI (the
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Domaine Guyon, an unsung hero in Bourgogne
Jean-Pierre Guyon isn’t as well known as he should be. I first came across him with Dirk Niepoort, who has
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Torres Anthologia: high-end wines from this important Spanish winery
Miquel Torres led this tasting of the top wines of Torres from the family museum, with a backdrop of some
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In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga
Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in
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16 things you need to know about grape vine trunk disease
A quick primer on one of the major viticultural challenges worldwide. 1 Trunk diseases are a major problem worldwide. Famed
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Taboadella, an exciting new winery from Portugal’s Dão region
The Amorim Group’s main activity is cork, but they are now getting increasingly involved in wine production. For 20 years,
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In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn
Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and
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Highlights: Mountford Estate The Rise Pinot Noir 2015 North Canterbury, New Zealand
Mountford Estate’s story is an interesting one. They established a big reputation for their wines under winemaker CP Lin: the
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Kopke Colheita Ports: a historic tasting going back to 1940
It’s not often you get to try wines from 1980, 1960 and 1940 in one tasting. Well, that’s what I
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Méthode Cap Classique Report
Goode and Ring report on South Africa’s most vibrant wine category: MCC (for Méthode Cap Classique, the name used for
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