Every year we taste through a number of rosés with a view to sending you an offer representing the best examples. This year we knew where we wanted to focus our attentions for one of those wines, namely the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. Why? Simply put, we have a growing interest in a grape variety called Nerello Mascalese that is grown...
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Starting to work with the wines of Egly-Ouriet in Ambonnay was a great moment for us; I had long been an avid fan and drinker of Francis Egly’s wines, considering them to be among the very finest in Champagne. My opinion has certainly not changed, with recent experiences from the latest releases elevating my view still further.
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You may recall that Chablis was hit by a hailstorm just before harvest on the 1st September 2015. Despite the dramatization of this event, losses were kept to a minimum and the quality is surprisingly good at the leading domaines...there is just less wine. Aside from the hail, which only affected specific sites within the appellation, the summer...
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Accessing high quality white Burgundy for ready drinking at a favourable price is not the easy task that it once was. However, one area that continues to offer value is the Mâconnais and, in particular, the appellation of Pouilly-Fuissé to the west of the region. We have been fortunate to access a parcel of magnums of 2015 Pouilly-F...
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A couple of months back I tasted a wine blind with two friends, and rather than disclose my attempts at identification in full here, let’s just say that in terms of origin I was 11,702 kilometres out. According to Google, this is the approximate distance between Chile and Burgundy… The wine in question was the second vintage of a li...
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A couple of months back I tasted a wine blind with two friends, and rather than disclose my attempts at identification in full here, let’s just say that in terms of origin I was 11,702 kilometres out. According to Google, this is the approximate distance between Chile and Burgundy… The wine in question was the second vintage of a li...
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