Highlights: Honest Wines Time to Dance 2023 Swan Valley, Western Australia
Really like this gem from the Swan Valley, an old warm-climate region established long before Margaret River was even dreamt
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Grenache
In Chile, day 1, tasting interesting wines with good folk on a Sunday afternoon
I’m in Chile, and arriving Sunday afternoon I headed off to a very informal Sunday afternoon chill with some local
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Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022
Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in
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Aphelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,
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Video: tasting the Kin 2023 Grenache from Alkina in the Barossa Valley
Tasting the Kin Grenache 2023 from Barossa Valley star winery Alkina who have developed a micro-parcel approach to their vineyard
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Highlights: MMAD Grenache 2022 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Tried this wine with a few wine folk after dinner last night and was really impressed. From the Shaw &
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Highlights: Comando G Navatalgordo 2022
One of the heroes of the new Spain wine scene is Comando G. Read more about them in this excellent
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Visiting Yangarra, a star producer in Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://www.yangarra.com/ The story of Yangarra nicely tracks with the revival of Grenache as a key variety in Australia, where
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Highlights: Kelvin Feku Grenache Noir 2022, WO Wellington, South Africa
Kelvin Feku is Alex Milner’s (of Natte Valleij) assistant winemaker, and this is the first release under his own label.
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Domaine des Escaravailles, a southern Rhône star
Website: https://www.domaine-escaravailles.com/en/ Escaravilles means bettle in Occitan, hence the scarb beetle on the label. I tasted these wines with Madeline
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