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2020 Brunello Riserva – a worthwhile investment
If you appreciate wines that reflect vintage and terroir, the top 2020 Brunellos are well worth buying. Above, the Poggio di Sotto estate, which produced an outstanding Riserva in 2020...
Walter Speller
• 2 min read
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Napa's 2023 Cabernets
A banner vintage. Above, Dalla Valle Vineyards in Oakville produced two of Sam’s highlights of this vintage (image courtesy of Dalla Valle). In mid April, I spent two days in...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 3 min read
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The heights of the southern Rhône
A taster of the quality potential in wines grown in the southern Rhône’s ‘north-west corridor’. Above, one of Domaine La Réméjeanne’s biodiverse vineyards (© Dom La Réméjeanne). This selection of...
Jancis Robinson
• 2 min read
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