Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa13.5% alcohol. This may be almost 9 years old, but it’s a| wineanorak.com
Website: https://www.roebuckestates.co.uk/wine/rare-expressions-no-96/ Roebuck Estates Rare Expressions Ninety-Six 2014 Sussex, EnglandThis is the second release of the Roebuck’s luxury Rare Expressions| wineanorak.com
This is an interesting wine from Rocim. It’s from a single high-altitide vineyard that Rocim purchased from a lady called| wineanorak.com
Website: https://originroasting.co.za/ On my last visit to Cape Town we stopped off at Origin, which is a coffee roaster and| wineanorak.com
Some images from the Douro, captured in black and white. Sometimes restricting creative options helps you to look more carefully.| wineanorak.com
I tasted quite a bit of Pinot Noir when I last visited Alsace in autumn 2023, and came away impressed.| wineanorak.com
People in wine talking about ‘the wine industry’ often get themselves in a stew. As I’ve said before often, and| wineanorak.com
Another beauty from Ramiro Ibáñez. Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2022 Spain11.5% alcohol. This is Palomino from a collection of| wineanorak.com
On a recent trip to the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts we sat on the beach at Aldeburgh as the sun| wineanorak.com
Arnaud Boué comes from Bourgogne, but didn’t come from a wine family. He did, however, get a degree in enology, and then decided to travel to get some outside experience. This took him to New Zealand and South Africa. ‘It was interesting to see different climates,’ he says.| wineanorak.com
Features Latest New Zealand Regions | wineanorak.com
Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/en-domaines-auvigue/| wineanorak.com
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Valencia is a region in eastern Spain not known for fine wine production, but there is one winegrower – Javi Revert – who is busy changing the region’s reputation. I recently spent a few days with him in the southeastern USA with his importer, Eric Solomon selections, along with a couple of other Spanish producers. I’m really impressed with the wines he’s making. Revert grew up in the village of Font de la Figuera, where his own project is now based. Both his grandfathers had vineya...| wineanorak.com
I’m not primarily a wine critic. What I mean is, I don’t see my primary role as a wine communicator as assessing all the wines in a region and scoring them, which is something a wine critic does almost exclusively.| wineanorak.com
Transmission is an exciting new wine project from Bairrada. It’s a partnership between TAP pilot and wine lover Vitor Bento and Niepoort/Quinta do Baixo winemaker Miguel Silva, and began with the 2019 vintage. I tasted through these wines with the pair at lunch at the amazing Gaveto in Porto. Winemaking is low-fi with an emphasis on picking at the right time to get terroir expression (usually early) and a careful elevage avoiding the imprint of new small oak. Labels are by artist Fernando G...| wineanorak.com
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