a solera crimson, a high-end rosé, and a stunning (unusual) Traditional Port
Whereas I was in Vila Precise inside the Douro, doing somewhat educating on the Faculty of Trás-os-Montes e Alta Douro, I caught up with Tiago Alves de Sousa for some…
January 2024
a vertical tasting and a technical dialogue
Frédéric Rouzaud and Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon present a vertical tasting of Cristal Rosé, Louis Roederer’s ‘hidden gem’ that since its inception in 1974 has acted as their laboratory that they’ve found…
pretty terroir-focused wines from Dão, Bairrada and the Alentejo
Nuno Mira do Ó is the dude behind Mira do Ó Vinhos, and he now has three duties. There’s his private wines that go beneath his title, after which two…
Julien Sunier, pretty pure wines from Beaujolais
Julien Sunier’s story is an encouraging one. He didn’t come from a family with land, nevertheless expert as a winemaker in his native Bourgogne, the place he labored with Nicolas…
In Niagara, Canada (17) Ferox
I visited Ferox, a relatively new winery in Niagara, with assistant winemaker Cubby Sadoon. It has a very completely totally different, and pretty trendy actually really feel to it, and…
Quinta da Pedra Alta, a model new Douro star, with information winemaker Matt Gant
Matt Gant is a winemaker from Western Australia, nevertheless beforehand he was based throughout the Barossa, the place he labored for St Hallett and had his private aspect mission generally…
Most Memorable Champagnes of 2024
Though Champagne product sales have continued to slide worldwide, Goode and I’ve accomplished our biggest to buoy the market this earlier yr, consuming and tasting a lot of hundred bottles…
a selected exploration into the world of Blaufränkisch
This was an attention-grabbing tasting, with a variety of essentially the most attention-grabbing Blaufränkisch producers, all of who’re imported into the UK by Newcomer Wines. It’s a grape choice that…
pure wines from Portugal’s Lisboa wine space
Chinado are based totally in Alcobaça, the home of the well-known monastery, inside the Lisboa wine space, the place they make pure wines. Alennah and João It’s the mission of…
Château des Tourettes and Tinus, the Luberon outpost of Jean-Marie Guffens
It was once more in 1979 when Jean-Marie Guffens established his well-known Mâconnais property Domaine Guffens-Heynen which was later joined by his negociant arm, Verget. Nonetheless inside the late Nineties…