Burgundy 2021: a snapshot of the vintage through the wines of nine producers
Time to taste cask samples of the 2021 vintage in Burgundy. It was a much talked about vintage because of
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Restaurants: Farmyard, St Leonards (Hastings)
Farmyard, St Leonards (Hastings) Website: https://farmyardwine.com/ Betina Piqueras-Fiszman and Charles Spence wrote a book about the perfect meal. Their thesis
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Vin de Constance 2018 – the new release of this famous sweet wine
Back in the 1980s South African winery Klein Constantia revived a piece of vinous history. In the 18th and 19th
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2022: a year in pictures, part 1
After three lockdown-affected years where travel was restricted, 2022 saw a return to a more normal pattern of work, exploring
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (2) Château Morgues du Grès
Website: https://www.mourguesdugres.com/en/ Jamie Goode begins his exploration of the Costières de Nîmes with a visit to the excellent Château Morgues
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The Blaufränkisch summit: getting to grips with this fabulous variety in the Austrian alps
Blaufränkisch Summit, Lech Am Arlberg, December 2022 It’s an exciting time for Blaufränkisch. Back in May 2022 I attended a
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Clos du Temple, Gérard Bertrand’s ambitious rosé project in Cabrières, Languedoc
Website: https://en.gerard-bertrand.com/collections/clos-du-temple Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and
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Celebrating Cabernet Sauvignon: tasting 10 benchmarks from around the wine world blind
Since 1982, Western Australian winery Cape Mentelle has held an International Cabernet Tasting at the winery. Founder David Hohnen began
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Meeting Mr Chenin: the wines of Ken Forrester, who has helped make South African Chenin Blanc famous
I’m sitting with Ken Forrester outside his tasting room on a sunny November afternoon, looking across one of his vineyards
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In Niagara (7) Thomas Bachelder: top Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay from Canada’s Niagara region
Website: https://bachelderniagara.com/ Tasting with Thomas Bachelder is a remarkable experience. He has an innate curiosity and knowledge of wine that
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