Highlights: Domaine Chapel Beaujolais Villages 2018
I visited David Chapel and Michel-Smith Chapel in their new winery in 2018. They’d only recently started out: 2016 was
Read moreI visited David Chapel and Michel-Smith Chapel in their new winery in 2018. They’d only recently started out: 2016 was
Read moreThe future for English sparkling wine is bright. Still wines? I’ve been a bit sceptical of these, although of late
Read moreThis is from a 1.5 hectare vineyard next to Meursault, planted in 1974. Pierre-Henri Rougeot bottles the whole lot without
Read moreJamie Goode and Treve Ring visit Stompie Meyer’s new place. He’s got a new home for JH Meyer wines and
Read moreAnother really impressive sparkling wine from England. The vineyard is 6.5 hectares planted in 2006, on chalk soils of the
Read moreBlack Chalk began life as a side-gig for Hattingley Valley winemaker Jacob Leadley. It was a joint venture with his
Read moreIn September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay
Read moreThis is fab – from winemaker António Maçanita, it’s wild ferment, bottled early, capturing the character of the variety so
Read moreRing and I visit Eben Sadie at his farm in the Swartland, in South Africa. In the past Eben has
Read moreJamie Goode visits this dynamic producer in France’s Minervois region, making some lovely wines from 17 hectares of biodynamically farmed
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