A 20 year vertical of Kumeu River’s Hunting Hill Chardonnay
Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ As tastings go, this was quite a special one, looking at 20 years of New Zealand star winery
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Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi
Website: https://ponzivineyards.com/ Impressed by these two from Oregon producer Ponzi, who back in 1970 became the third winery in the
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Bachelder revisited: tasting through the 2023s from this important Canadian producer, who is mapping Niagara one vineyard at a time
It was great to take the opportunity to taste once again with Thomas Bachelder, one of Canada’s top winemakers. Geoffrey
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Celebrating 25 years of star Canadian winery Tawse, with Celebrating 25 years of Tawse with two pairs of wines, one current, one archive
Tawse, one of Canada’s top wineries, is 25. And last night, on my arrival into Niagara in advance of justing
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2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed
Hawke’s Bay is proving to be an amazing region for Chardonnay, making some of New Zealand’s best examples. This was
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Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Website: https://www.grochaucellars.com/ John Grochau started his winery in 2002, initially using his own name, but later switching it to GC
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Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries
Website: www.adelsheim.com It was back in 1971 that David and Ginny Adelsheim (pronounced Addles-Hyme) joined the very small band of
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Blank Canvas, retelling the Marlborough story through some impressive single-vineyard wines
Website: https://blankcanvaswines.com/ Blank Canvas is the project of well-known Marlborough consultant winemaker Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson. Until very recently
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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my
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The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases
For me, Corofin is one of Marlborough’s (and New Zealand’s) most exciting wine projects. The people behind it are Mike
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