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A virtual visit to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG

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Amanda Barnes takes off on a two-day online tour of Italy’s UNESCO-listed sparkling wine region as part of the Circle’s Let’s visit … series, and takes in plenty of ciglione and enjoys the Rive, Cartizze and sui liveti wines that hail from them. A patchwork of vineyards and villages nestled between woodlands and hillsides, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG is the most esteemed wine...
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A new perspective on Picpoul

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Amanda Barnes appreciates a new acacia-aged, lobster-friendly take on the Languedoc classic. Picpoul is a summer classic: fresh, breezy, zingy and tantalisingly cheap! This regional speciality from the Languedoc is renowned for its excellent value and ease of drinking, offering a high acidity, fresh and a mouthwatering glass of wine which works excellently with the local oysters and seafood. Thes...
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Forming deeps roots from past to present in Rioja Alavesa

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Amanda Barnes learns how Luis Cañas is not only coaxing complexity out of its old vines and clones, but is also using them as a tool to tackle climate change. Rioja producer Luis Cañas has a family heritage of winemaking in Rioja Alavesa since 1928, and made waves in the 1970s when Juan Luis Cañas started putting the overlooked and under-estimated Rioja Alavesa region on the map, by bottling his ...
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