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    Connecting with Wine Growers the PICA Way
    • Nov 10, 2020

    Connecting with Wine Growers the PICA Way

    Before lockdown I visited the Cavit co-operative group in Trentino to see how it applies cutting edge technology to improve its wines and...
    A Story of Redemption: Castello Banfi in Montalcino
    • Jul 14, 2020

    A Story of Redemption: Castello Banfi in Montalcino

    The imposing medieval Castello Poggio alle Mura with just below (on the right of the picture) part of the luxury Castello Banfi Il Borgo...
    A Pit Stop with Pedro Parra in Chile
    • May 13, 2020

    A Pit Stop with Pedro Parra in Chile

    The genie in the pit: Pedro Parra in one of thousands of soil pits (calicatas) he has dug, but this one is special: it's amid vines in...
    The New Order at Luce: New Wine, Winemaker and Winery and a Retrospective Tasting
    • Apr 7, 2020

    The New Order at Luce: New Wine, Winemaker and Winery and a Retrospective Tasting

    Looking across the Luce vineyards to Frescobaldi's Tenuta di Castelgiocondo in southwest Montalcino in the November sunshine The text of...
    On top of the (wine) world: Argentina's Altura Máxima
    • Nov 19, 2019

    On top of the (wine) world: Argentina's Altura Máxima

    You're never far from a cactus in Argentina: at Finca Colomé (left and centre); at Altura Máxima (right) There is much more to Argentine...
    A Rioja legend in its own lifetime: Roda's 30th anniversary tasting
    • Aug 13, 2019

    A Rioja legend in its own lifetime: Roda's 30th anniversary tasting

    Clams and Galician blond breed beef (Rubia gallega) at Asador Etxebarri, where everything is grilled over wood fires, using different...
    Discovering a little-known gem: Okanagan Valley, the world's northernmost wine region
    • Jul 26, 2018

    Discovering a little-known gem: Okanagan Valley, the world's northernmost wine region

    My first visit to Canada at the beginning of June took me to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, the world’s northernmost wine...
    The white wine that thinks it's a red: Santorini Assyrtiko
    • May 30, 2018

    The white wine that thinks it's a red: Santorini Assyrtiko

    No one knows quite how many indigenous grape varieties Greece has, because so many take different names in different regions and have...
    The changing face of Txakoli
    • Jan 15, 2018

    The changing face of Txakoli

    Hot-foot from a trip to Basque Spain at the end of October, I postponed the idea of a blog enthusing about Txakoli (aka Chacolí) on the...
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