Bourgogne (Burgundy) 2022: a surprising and beautiful vintage
Each year in January, the UK wine trade has a Bourgogne week. Except, we still call it Burgundy week. The
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The remarkable wines of Werlitsch, Styria, Austria
Website: http://www.werlitsch.com/ Ewald and Brigitte Tscheppe (above) are the couple behind one of Austria’s most interesting wine projects: the Werlitsch
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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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Exploring Japanese wine (5) a wine-pairing lunch at Chi-Fu, Osaka
Website: https://chi-fu.jp/ This was a remarkable gastronomic experience. Chi-Fu is a Japanese-influenced Chinese restaurant in Osaka serving an amazing multicourse
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A remarkable Champagne tasting at The Remedy, London
This was a fun event at the Remedy wine bar in London. As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. I
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Storm Wines: one of South Africa’s most exciting producers, based in Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa
Website: https://www.stormwines.co.za/ Hannes Storm was the winemaker at Hamilton Russell for 13 years (with 12 vintages under his belt), so
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Single vineyard wines from Kamptal, Austria: tasting some excellent Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from top producers
The Single Vineyard Summit, held in September 2023 in Graffnegg, was a remarkable opportunity to try a broad range of
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A Sijnn retrospective: tasting the past and present of this remarkable vineyard in Malgas, South Africa
Website: https://www.sijnn.co.za/ This was a tasting and lunch to celebrate 20 years of Sijnn (pronounced ‘sane’), a vineyard located in
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Sugrue South Downs, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine producers
Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/ Dermot Sugrue is one of the most respected sparkling winemakers in the UK. He was winemaker at Nyetimber
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Meeting Paul Hobbs and trying his wines: one of the world’s most accomplished consultant winemakers
One of the best known Californian consultant winemakers is Paul Hobbs. He began making wine at Mondavi in the late
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