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A sparkling taste of Austrian wine with Fred Loimer

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Conducting an orchestra of sparkling wine

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes finds herself in awe at Corinne Seely’s ability to craft a Blanc de Blancs blend from a large ensemble of reserve wines at Exton Park. “Do you have a big black book in which you write this all down?” I asked Corinne Seely in awe as she started to detail the hundreds of tanks, barrels and vats of reserve wines she keeps to hand to make her reserve blend sparkling wines at Exton Park....

A virtual visit to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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...

Champagne Drappier: Innovation from the south

Posted on November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Château de Ruth: embracing the past and future of Sainte Cécile

Posted on October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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The awesome ageability of Albariño

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Champagne Castelnau launches new prestige cuvée, Hors Catégorie

Posted on July 23, 2021July 25, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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Battle of the celebrity rosés

Posted on July 22, 2021July 24, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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A new perspective on Picpoul

Posted on June 20, 2021June 22, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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...

Forming deeps roots from past to present in Rioja Alavesa

Posted on June 18, 2021June 22, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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 ...