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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Meet the producer, Alpasiòn Wines, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

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In the context of the London Wine Fair 2021, we have been fortunate to receive some samples from a remarkable winery in the Uco Valley of A...
Sunday, June 6, 2021

Meet the producer: Achaval Ferrer from Mendoza, Argentina

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Achaval Ferrer (image from their website ) A producer from Argentina who is proud of carrying on a long, ultra-centenary tradition of wine m...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Sherry: a remote guided tasting with Diatomists

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Today, as part of the London Wine Fair 2021, which had to be run online because of COVD restrictions,  Marco Carnovale of the italian Sommel...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Meet the producer: Azienda Felline, Manduria, Puglia, Italy

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Master Class at the London Wine Fair (online) 2021 with Gregory Perrucci of Azienda Felline , Manduria, Italy. Specialists in Primitivo di M...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Meet the producer: Peñafiel, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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Bodega Peñafiel On 30th April I had a chance to go through a tasting of a range of wines from this vineyard on the Duero , in Spain. I was g...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Film review: Bottle Shock (2008) by Randal Miller, ****

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Synopsis The build-up to the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris competition between French and Californian wines. Napa Valley 's Jim Barre...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Belgian vineyard at Chateau Bioul

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A couple of months ago I visited one of the several up and coming vineyards in Belgium, and was surprised by a unique approach.