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Analysing Angélus
The lowdown on Lassègue
Keith Grainger engages in deep conversation on a range of vinous subjects with winemaker Nicolas Seillan, and finds a reborn Saint-Émilion estate that has come of age.
How we define and identify quality in wines is a topic that I have written about extensively. Quality may be assessed using many criteria and, to me, one of the most important of these is that a wine should exude ‘a sense of place’...
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Mountain magic
Filippo Magnani explores the grapes varieties, wines, people, culture and valleys of the Dolomites as he attends the third edition of the Wine Summit, organized by Consorzio Alto Adige Wines.
Wine Summit is an extraordinary event which, through the masterful organization of Consorzio Alto Adige Wines, recounts the stories and people behind the wine of this magnificent wine region.
Alto Adige is...
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Arribes arriba!
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Virginia Gold: the nascent wines of Barboursville Vineyards
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Let’s talk about Criolla, South America’s native grape varieties, with Amanda Barnes
Wink Lorch tastes and tours through the Criolla grape varieties and wine regions of South America during Amanda Barnes' Let's talk about Criolla webinar earlier this year.
There was something intoxicating about this hour, and it wasn’t only that I was one of the lucky ones to receive three wines to taste.
“Crrree-oy-ya” intoned Amanda, a fluent South American Spanish speaker, who really knows h...
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Interview with DO Cava president, Javier Pagés
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Meet the Member: Christopher Foulkes
Christopher Foulkes started drinking wine at a rather early age and writing about it in the 1970s, but it is his role as a publisher in the world of wine books that has perhaps brought him the greatest recognition in the industry today. Having published over 40 wine books worldwide, he is certainly one of the most experienced in the field. Amanda Barnes interviews him about his experience in the i...
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Book Review: The South America Wine Guide by Amanda Barnes
Tamlyn Currin reviews The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to the wine in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru by Amanda Barnes in this review which was originally published on JancisRobinson.com
In February 2020, just before the full reality of the pandemic hit and the world went into a lockdown from which nothing would emerge the same, Jancis went on an epic trip to...
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Book Review: Foot Trodden: Portugal and the wines that time forgot by Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz
Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz both hold Portugal as dear to their hearts: a wine country that has captivated both of them over the years and so much so in Ryan’s case that he and his family moved there in 2013. Foot Trodden: Portugal and the wines that time forgot isn’t just their account of the lesser-known wines of Portugal, but very much a foray into the personalities of the Portuguese wine world...
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