Harvesting Chardonnay in Carneros, Napa
In September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
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Made in clay (2): Talha day, a festival of amphora wines
Here are the rest of our notes for wines tasted at Amphora Wine Day in the Alentejo in November 2019.
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Sal da Terra, in search of the perfect Albariño
Back in June 2018 I travelled to Galicia with chums Daniel Primack and Ben Henshaw. We were on a mission:
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In South Africa: Boekenhoutskloof
Goode and Ring continue their Franschhoek journey by visiting Boekenhoutskloof, one of the country’s top wineries. Boekenhoutskloof is one of
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In Uruguay: Bodega Garzón
Garzón is a spectacular fine wine project that has had a huge impact on the Uruguayan wine scene, and has
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Video and gallery: in Porto
Just back from a lovely few days in Porto. Here’s a short film and some pictures of a wander I
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Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan
I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant
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Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates
Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top
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Abe Schoener: the thought-leader vigneron, opening a new urban winery in LA
Abe Schoener, ex-philosophy professor, is the winemaker behind the Scholium Project, an innovative Californian micronegociant winery that’s hard to put
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The six Lieu Dits Champagnes from Selosse
Anselme Selosse is a legendary producer in the Champagne region, and his collection of six Lieu Dit wines are astonishing,
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