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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Meet the producer: Navarro Lopéz, Ciudad Real, Spain

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A family-run enterprise for over one hundred years, Navarro Lopez has blended tradition and innovation and carries forward the best of Rioj...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Book review: The Chinese Wine Renaissance (*****), by Janet Wang

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Ms Wang at the LWF 2024   Synopsis The Chinese have been making wine since the days of the Silk Road and they have a rich, yet little known ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Taylor’s & Fonseca Port Chocolate pairing with Vinte Vinte Chocolate

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Presented at the LWF 2024 by Pedro Martins Araújo, Master Chocolate Maker of Vinte Vinte, part of the Fladgate Partnership, and João Vasconc...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Meet the producer: Penafiel, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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Second tasting of Penafiel wines for the Roving Somm, see my previous notes here on this blog . This second lineup is even more impressive ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Old vine wines with Sarah Abbott

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Sarah Abbott, co-founder of the Old Vine Conference ,  led a unique presentation of wines from old vines at the London Wine Fair 2024. Old V...
Monday, May 20, 2024

Meet the producer: Tenuta Fertuna, Tuscany, Italy

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Today I explored the versatility of winemaking in the Tuscan Maremma with Tenuta Fertuna . Fertuna are pioneers in vinifying Sangiovese in a...

Meet the producer: Argentinian Malbec by Bodegas Fabre

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Time for Argentina at the LWF 2024 and its most iconic grape: malbec. I never get tired of it, it is an endless sequel of great enjoyment an...