New (2022 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of
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The wines of Kistler: high-end Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Sonoma, California
Website: https://www.kistlervineyards.com/ Kistler is a highly regarded producer of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Sonoma in California. Founded in 1978,
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Bourgogne (Burgundy) 2022: a surprising and beautiful vintage
Each year in January, the UK wine trade has a Bourgogne week. Except, we still call it Burgundy week. The
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Highlights: the first evening in Sancerre begins with two great bottles
I’m in the Centre Loire region of France for a few days, beginning in Sancerre. Arriving quite late, there was
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Saurwein: new releases from this exciting South African Pinot Noir producer
Jessica Saurwein is getting rave reviews for her small-production Pinots and the new 2022 releases are the best yet. Jessica
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Anderson Valley, California (4) Maggy Hawk
Website: https://www.maggyhawk.com/ Maggy Hawk is a beautiful vineyard in the deep end of the Anderson Valley, and I tasted through
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Anderson Valley, California (2) Littorai
The most celebrated Pinots from the Anderson Valley are probably Ted Lemon’s Littorai bottlings. The Anderson Valley makes around half
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Take a walk on the dark side: Pinot Noir made by Riesling producers
Moderated by David Schildknecht and Andrew Hedley, this session focused on Pinot Noir made by Riesling producers, as part of
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Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed
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What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science
We talk a lot about clones and grape varieties. But what, precisely, do these terms mean? Let’s first define ‘variety’.
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