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.. a Super Cellar Suprise!
.. a Super Cellar Suprise! June’s first tasting of the month down here was from Domaine Pierre Guillemot, ‘Willie’s Word!’, Savigny-lès-Beaune. La Famille Guillemot are based… read more
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Carlo Petrini RIP
Born in 1949 in the town of Bra, in Piedmont, Carlo Petrini was a gastronome, journalist, writer, and a tireless advocate for a food system that… read more
.. catching up with Masseto!
37 years ago now, there was a special dinner at The River Cafe (Hammersmith in London) hosted by Ludovico Antinori to show us, the then London fine wine trade, a wine that… read more
..Contino’s Anniversary Chorus!
Created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Contino’s first vintage in 1974, this groundbreaking release brings together the worlds of Rioja and Pomerol for the first… read more
.. Beyond the Clouds!
“Beyond the Clouds” has transformed over recent years into a well-muscled yet graceful expression that relies more on purity than power. That said, it’s still built… read more
Nineteen Sixty Seven Ramisco!
Adega Viúva Gomes In the 1930s, Colares was one of Europe’s most prestigious wine regions. Today, 2026, just 22 hectares remain of it’s ‘ungrafted’ old-vines. Planted on sandy dunes in Lisbons’s backyard. Rising land prices have tempeted many locals to sell their vineyards to developers, and the difficulty of growing… read more
.. Straw Hats!
Azienda Agricola I Paglieri da Alfredo E Giovanni Roagna Viticoltori, Barbaresco ´´Tráeme la cabeza de Alfredo Roagna´´ Roagna may be one of the most acclaimed estates not only… read more
..beware the Ides of March!
”Well, the Ides of March are come. Aye, they are come, but they are not gone”. Today, the wine world went bonkers for the latest release, 2023 vintage, of the great Sauternes estate Ch.d’Yquem. All the top pundits… read more
2016-2026 Retrospective from Buenos Aires
Tasting ‘Ten Years’ on from 2016 vintage, as February comes to an end down here in the southern hemisphere. Amongst the upper echelons, there are outstanding wines from Argentina’s 2016 vintage. These successes fulfill all… read more
… Noemia is a delight!
Bodega Noemía Arguably some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world, this land in Patagonia has been farmed organically since the start. Founded by Countess Noemi Marone Cinzano in partnership with renowned Danish winemaker Hans Vinding-Diers, the estate was born from the restoration of an old Malbec vineyard in the Río Negro Valley…. read more