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Rioja at 100 – singular wines
A focus on single-village, single-vineyard and single-variety Rioja. Above, Juan Carlos Sancha and his mule working the Cerro la Isa vineyard – source of Ferran’s standout white wine of the...
Ferran Centelles
Monday 9 March 2026
• 2 min read
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Santorini's treasures – the wines
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 4 March 2026
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This year’s en primeur tastings described in Chianti Classico 2012 – climate-change wines also saw the release of the 2011...
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The role of geology and vineyard site in the taste and texture of wine has been going round in my...
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For the introduction to this collection of tasting notes, see Which path for the Loire's great grape? Notes are grouped...
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We are firm believers in tasting blind when assessing wines professionally, trying to work out whether reputations are justified, which...
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Québecois Thomas Bachelder made some pretty good wines at Lemelson in Oregon and was then lured back to Ontario to...
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We can't get enough Riesling, especially during the summer months (see why in My great white hope), so here is...
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For other recent champagne reviews, see 2004 deluxe champagnes and Recent champagne releases. A small but well-formed tasting of five...
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A feeling of deep responsibility invaded me last March on my way to Logroño, where the Consejo Regulador (regulatory body)...
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Luis Pato is one of the most innovative and impish Portuguese producers, even if he is far from one of...
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See also my overview in South Africa's wind of change.
As I hinted when introducing this recent wine of the...
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This selection of tasting notes is thanks mostly to British importer Armit, whose Italians could easily furnish a national gallery...
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As a coda to Nick's mouthwatering article about the cuisine of the Var département in Provence on Saturday, today seemed...
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Both Julia and I have been lucky enough to have a chance to survey some pretty smart 2004 champagnes recently...
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