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Wine discoveries – November 2025
Wines for the festive season, pulled from our last month of tastings. Above, fog over the California vineyards of Haliotide, a young winery focused exclusively on single-vineyard sparkling wines. Every...
Team JR
Tuesday 2 December 2025
• 6 min read
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