Ben Bryant was Pernod Ricard’s celebrated head winemaker in Australia and New Zealand (Jacobs Creek, Brancott Estate et al). Having spent time on the commercial side of Pernod Richard's wine...
British Columbia – catching up fast
Last week seemed to be Canada Week in London. A trendy pet nat is seen here as part of a BC showing at Selfridge's. I took the following 72 tasting notes on BC wines. Richard's on other Canadian wines to follow. See also Canada's Wild West of wine and today's Throwback Thursday article Okanagan, Canada's desert wines , for my report on how things looked and tasted 10 years ago.
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