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Circus Trick: How a Wine from Saint Mont Overcame the Authorities
The first four vintages of Plaimont's single vintage Cirque Nord Saint Mont – 2014, 2016, 2017 and the yet to be bottled 2019 I was...
Jul 22, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2017, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society I haven’t featured the 2017 vintage before, but Les Vignes Retrouvées is no stranger to this slot. Year in, year...
Jul 16, 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...
Jul 14, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: La Garnacha Salvaje del Moncayo 2018, Spain
£8.49, Majestic Maybe it's auto suggestion, but there's a lovely off-the-beaten-track mountain wildness (salvaje means wild) to this...
Jul 9, 2020


Wine from the Edge: New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir
Ready for the off – sample bottles of New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir lined up in order for the tasting This tasting, which replaced...
Jul 2, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Mar de Frades Albariño 2019, Rías Baixas, Spain
£18.29–£18.95, NY Wines (Cambridge), The Great Wine Co A chilled glass of Galician Albariño is the wine to have when you long to feel the...
Jul 2, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ca' Viola Dolcetto d'Alba Vilot 2019, Piedmont, Italy
£15.50/£13.80, Haynes Hanson & Clark When Piemonte Dolcetto is as good as Ca' Viola Vilot, it's an absolute treat, living up to its name...
Jun 25, 2020


Two Exciting White Wine Rarities – And They Won't Break The Bank
These two singular and rare dry white wines, one from France and one from Italy, could hardly be more different in style – a textbook...
Jun 24, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Miguel Torres Cordillera Chardonnay 2018/19, Limarí Valley, Chile
£12.50–£14.50, Fareham Wine Cellar, Waitrose, Vinvm, Wadebridge Wines I don't normally do split vintages, but the 2018 and 2019 of this...
Jun 18, 2020


Heavenly Champagne from a Hellish Year: Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésimé 2012
The 2012 vintage in Champagne was expected to be a disaster – as bad as 1984, and that's saying something. There was winter frost, spring...
Jun 16, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château la Canorgue Rouge 2017, Luberon, France
£15.95, Yapp Brothers I wasn't planning to do another Provence red as Wine of the Week so soon, but I can't resist this and it's...
Jun 11, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Fidora Tenuta Civranetta Pinot Grigio 2019, Venezia, Italy
£8.58, Jascots Pinot Grigio has to work hard to earn itself a place as Wine of the Week. It's not that I don't like the grape variety. I...
Jun 4, 2020


Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 and Moët Grand Vintage Collection 2002
I was going to call this A Taste of Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 and Moët Grand Vintage Collection 2002 but, reader, I drank them, not by...
Jun 1, 2020


Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2006 vs 2007
Caroline Fiot at Ruinart HQ in Reims, one of Ruinart's team of three winemakers The text of this article was first published in The World...
Jun 1, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Vignelaure 2012, Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, France
£17, The Wine Society Château Vignelaure's red wine is an old favourite but one that I hadn't tasted for a few years. One of the things I...
May 28, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: ArmAs Voskehat 2018, Aragatsotn, Armenia
£15, The Daily Drinker, Fintry Wines, Noble Green Wines, North and South Wines I recommended a red from the ArmAs winery in my Festive...
May 21, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: d'Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2017, McLaren Vale Australia
£12–£14.99, Tesco, The Wine Society, Great Western Wine, ND John, Winepig Unashamedly full-throated Aussie Shiraz from a family-owned and...
May 14, 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...
May 13, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: El Viaje de Ramón Garnacha Rosé 2019, Rioja, Spain
£7 (on offer), Co-op A pale, dry, easygoing rosé that should be a dream for anyone who loves both Provence rosé and Rioja. It's light on...
May 7, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Tourelles Vieilles Vignes Carignan 2018, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
£17–£21, Great Grog, WoodWinters, The Wriggly Tin Wine Company, Borough Wines Old vines, old winery – Lebanon's first commercial one in...
Apr 30, 2020
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