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NEW RELEASES - The outstanding single vineyard 2018 Barbaresco from La Ca' Nova

NEW RELEASES - The outstanding single vineyard 2018 Barbaresco from La Ca' Nova

‘La Ca' Nova is, in my view, quite possibly the greatest Barbaresco estate most people have not heard about. Yet. The wines, from two of the very top sites in...

NEW RELEASES - The outstanding single vineyard 2018 Barbaresco from La Ca' Nova

‘La Ca' Nova is, in my view, quite possibly the greatest Barbaresco estate most people have not heard about. Yet. The wines, from two of the very top sites in...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hundred Hills - Preamble 6 bottle selection cases

EXCLUSIVE: Hundred Hills - Preamble 6 bottle selection cases

Following on from our recent first release from Hundred Hills, I am pleased to offer the final three wines completing the first set of releases from the estate in a...

EXCLUSIVE: Hundred Hills - Preamble 6 bottle selection cases

Following on from our recent first release from Hundred Hills, I am pleased to offer the final three wines completing the first set of releases from the estate in a...

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2018 'Podium' Garofoli - Verdicchio, but not as you know it

2018 'Podium' Garofoli - Verdicchio, but not as you know it

Most people believe Verdicchio to be a simple grape variety, capable of producing good wines for everyday consumption, best enjoyed in their youth. While this is generally correct, there are...

2018 'Podium' Garofoli - Verdicchio, but not as you know it

Most people believe Verdicchio to be a simple grape variety, capable of producing good wines for everyday consumption, best enjoyed in their youth. While this is generally correct, there are...

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EXCLUSIVE: The staggering first releases from Hundred Hills : undoubtedly 'one to keep an eye on'

EXCLUSIVE: The staggering first releases from Hundred Hills : undoubtedly 'one to keep an eye on'

Thank you to those who responded with their guesses last Friday. Just for fun, we released an image of a vineyard asking where its location might be. We had some...

EXCLUSIVE: The staggering first releases from Hundred Hills : undoubtedly 'one to keep an eye on'

Thank you to those who responded with their guesses last Friday. Just for fun, we released an image of a vineyard asking where its location might be. We had some...

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2015 Schioppettino di Cialla : the ability to weave liquid magic

2015 Schioppettino di Cialla : the ability to weave liquid magic

‘Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Schioppettino is one of the world’s most interesting and potentially great red grape varieties’, Ian d’Agata, vinous.com A client and good friend once asked whether I ever...

2015 Schioppettino di Cialla : the ability to weave liquid magic

‘Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Schioppettino is one of the world’s most interesting and potentially great red grape varieties’, Ian d’Agata, vinous.com A client and good friend once asked whether I ever...

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2017 Etna Rosso, 'Contrada Cavaliere' from Benanti - 'hard to argue with this wine’s charm'

2017 Etna Rosso, 'Contrada Cavaliere' from Benanti - 'hard to argue with this wine’s charm'

Back in 2018, I wrote about my interest in a grape variety called Nerello Mascalese, which is principally grown in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna. I suggested at...

2017 Etna Rosso, 'Contrada Cavaliere' from Benanti - 'hard to argue with this wine’s charm'

Back in 2018, I wrote about my interest in a grape variety called Nerello Mascalese, which is principally grown in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna. I suggested at...

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