Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed of some quite distinct subregions. There’s cool-climate marginal Gibbston, which for
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Highlights: Whitcraft Winery Grenache Stolpman Vineyard 2018 Ballard Canyon, California
This is a distinctive and beautiful Californian Grenache, made pretty naturally. Whole bunches are lightly trodden by foot, and then
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Highlights: Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa
Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa14% alcohol. This is from Hemel-en-Arde, but is labelled Overberg because 20%
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New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir: wines from the edge
Over lockdown, there have been quite a few remote tastings, and 67 Pall Mall, with their careful sample preparation, decanting
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Highlights: Bergström Gregory Ranch Pinot Noir 2014 Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon
Bergström changed styles a few years back from big, ripe wines to wines showing more poised and balance. A smart
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Highlights: Domaine Bourgogne-Deveaux Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune ‘La Perriere’ 2017
This is a lovely Hautes-Côtes wine. This is an interesting region of Bourgogne. The Hautes-Côtes are split in two (Beaune
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Highlights: Alte Vogtei Spätburgunder 2018 from Baden – amazing value
I’m often reviewing fancy wines here. So it’s nice to find a wine for the people – in this case,
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Highlights: Neudorf Tom’s Block Pinot Noir 2017
Neudorf are the undisputed stars of New Zealand’s Nelson wine region. And this wine, Tom’s Block Pinot Noir, is really
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Canadian Pinot Noir, a seminar
Pinot Noir has found a home in Canada’s wine regions. Last July, Treve Ring and I led a seminar on
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Highlights: Kusuda Pinot Noir 2012, Martinborough
New Zealand’s most sought-after Pinot Noir? It could well be Hiroyuki Kusuda’s, from Martinborough. He moved to New Zealand with
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