2019 harvest diary
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Alta Alella, Mirgin Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2016/17 Cava
A seaside organic fizz at a bargain price made by the Pujol-Busquets family above. From €10.29, HK$129, 17.20 Swiss francs, £17.70, $23.99, 209.80 Norwegian kroner Find this wine A decade...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 25 March 2022
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Diary of a Willamette cellar rat – part 5
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Thursday 10 October 2019
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3 October 2019 We're republishing free this illuminating inside account of winemaking in Oregon this year.
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Samantha reports on some welcome fine weather. Eventually.
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I just soaped my hair and watched a...
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First-picked 2019 Chardonnay grapes shown here. Fingers crossed for drier weather. Click on the tag to find last week's despatch...
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Samantha Cole-Johnson, who submitted the recently published Portland for wine lovers in our 2019 wine travel writing competition ( vote...
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