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news2026-06-11
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (6) Nk’Mip
Website: https://www.nkmipcellars.com/About-Us This was my second visit to Nk’Mip (pronounced inkameep), an important winery in the south of the Okanagan.
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news2026-06-11
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (5) Quails’ Gate
Website: https://www.quailsgate.com/ Quails’ gate are one of the most important wineries in the Okanagan, making top quality wines at a
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news2026-06-09
Luís Seabra Vinhos: impressive wines from Vinho Verde, Douro and Dão
Website: https://luisseabravinhos.com/en Luis Seabra is one of Portugal’s leading winemakers. He made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving
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news2026-06-08
United States of Blaufränkisch (3) Austria
Austria has more examples of Blaufränkisch in this selection than any other country, and this is fair, because it has
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news2026-06-07
Champagne Michel Gonet: one to watch, if they aren’t already on your radar
Website: https://en.gonet.fr/champagne Michel Gonet have properties in Bordeaux, as well as their grower Champagne operation. They have a sizeable 38
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news2026-06-06
Highlights: Casa Valduga Arte Tradicional Brut 2024 Brazil
Website: https://loja.famigliavalduga.com.br/casa-valduga I’m in the lounge at Sao Paolo airport in Brazil, after an amazing few days doing a deep
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news2026-06-06
United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany
The second part of this epic tasting of Blaufränkisch takes me to Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany. Some
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news2026-06-05
The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo
Joaquim Arnaud’s family has a had a farm near Evora for more than 450 years. The name Arundel has English
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news2026-06-05
Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles
Website: https://covela.pt/en/ I’m back at Covela, after a 10 year gap. And it’s nice to meet with Rui Cunha, who
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news2026-06-03
A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux
I didn’t get to do primeurs in Bordeaux this spring. In fact I never do primeurs in Bordeaux because it’s
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news2026-06-03
Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet
As well as doing several vintages overseas, Jean Baptiste Hardy spent some time working with Jean-Marc Roulot in Meursault. In
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news2026-06-02
Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes
One of the most important people in the transformation of Vinho Verde from a region of gassy ephemeral wines into
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news2026-06-01
Current releases from Dão legend Antonio Madeira
I’ve reported on Antonio Madeira and his wines before in detail. He’s one of the most important producers in the
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news2026-06-01
Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines
Website: https://www.latrompette.co.uk/ La Trompette is one of my favourite restaurants in London. Tucked away in Chiswick, it has an upmarket
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news2026-05-30
Restaurants: Labombe by Trivet, London
Website: https://www.labombe.co.uk/ A new star on the London restaurant scene is Labombe, the sister restaurant of Michelin-two-star Trivet, overseen by
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news2026-05-30
United States of Blaufränkisch – a deep dive into this amazing red grape variety (1) 25 examples from Hungary
Blaufränkisch is a grape variety on the rise. It has only come to prominence in recent years, for a range
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news2026-05-29
Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain
I visited Vergelegen a while ago, seeing how this celebrated wine estate has emerged from a period of underperformance under
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news2026-05-28
Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell
It was back in 1994 that Dave Powell began a winery that was to prove very important for the Barossa
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news2026-05-01
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Website: https://www.dworsanna.pl/winnicanizionaturals/ Karol Nizio is making some lovely natural wines from a family estate in Poland, close to the border
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news2026-04-30
Visiting Kracher, one of the world’s great sweet wine producers, in Austria’s Burgenland region
Website: https://www.kracher.at/ Based in the village of Illmitz, in the Burgenland, Kracher is probably the most famous sweet wine producer
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news2026-04-30
Highlights: Clos Cibonne Tibouren Rosé Cuvée Speciale des Vignettes 2024
Website: www.clos-cibonne.com This is a very famous rosé property in Provence, making slightly atypical rosés that are highly regarded. And
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news2026-04-30
Exploring Vinho Verde: Aphros
Vasco Croft (above right) is the man behind biodynamic, naturally inclined Aphros, in the Lima subregion of Vinho Verde. He
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news2026-04-29
Domaines Ott Château Romassan 2024 Bandol
This is from an 83 hectare estate acquired by the Ott family in 1956. They make a red as well
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news2026-04-29
Tau! Vinho, an innovative wine project from Portugal’s Vinho Verde
Website: https://tauthings.com/ Tau! Vinho is an interesting and creative wine project that began in 2021 based in Barcelos, Vinho Verde.
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (6) Nk’Mip

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (5) Quails’ Gate

Luís Seabra Vinhos: impressive wines from Vinho Verde, Douro and Dão

United States of Blaufränkisch (3) Austria

Champagne Michel Gonet: one to watch, if they aren’t already on your radar

Highlights: Casa Valduga Arte Tradicional Brut 2024 Brazil

United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany

The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo

Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet

Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

Current releases from Dão legend Antonio Madeira

Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines

Restaurants: Labombe by Trivet, London

United States of Blaufränkisch – a deep dive into this amazing red grape variety (1) 25 examples from Hungary

Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain

Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

Visiting Kracher, one of the world’s great sweet wine producers, in Austria’s Burgenland region

Highlights: Clos Cibonne Tibouren Rosé Cuvée Speciale des Vignettes 2024

Exploring Vinho Verde: Aphros

Domaines Ott Château Romassan 2024 Bandol

Tau! Vinho, an innovative wine project from Portugal’s Vinho Verde