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Napa Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 and 2025
Rich takes on this popular white-wine variety. Above, Rudd’s Mt Veeder Estate (© Rudd). For the last three years I have flown from Oregon to California to review Napa Valley...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
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See also my 2005 Rhône tasting notes and those on Chapoutier’s 2005s.
These wines were tasted, in response to a...
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As reported in Vintage 2006 in Oregon, the Dundee Hills won their own AVA last year. This 6,490-acre region has...
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I have at last had a chance to taste a few more German 2005s, including particularly some of the wines...
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See also members' forum . Gianfranco Soldera and his daughter Monica came to the UK recently under the auspices of...
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These supplement my tasting notes on 2005 Rhônes already published. It’s been a long time since I have tasted as...
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The following unique opportunity to assess one of Burgundy’s rarest white Grands Crus took place at De Hoefslag hotel and...
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Mar 21 – See also lots more notes on Northern Rhône 2005s. The 2005 Rhône wines I have tasted so...
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Here is a little appetiser for my first set of 2005 Rhône tasting notes (112 of them) which I will...
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These notes are all as taken while I was blind tasting a range of 19 de luxe champagnes and six...
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I tasted this collection of top wines in Madrid in last courtesy of the mail order operation TodoVino whose top...
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It was fascinating to taste such a wide range of 2002 red bordeaux so soon after looking at so many...
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The scented Pinot Gris/Grigio grape is certainly the flavour of the month in many parts of the world. It has...
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Here are the notes I made at the London tasting of 2004s in bottle organized by the Union des Grands...
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New Zealand wine is particular passion of mine. I’ve visited this green, pristine country three times in six years. I’ll...
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Here are notes from a partial vertical of the grand vin and second wine of Gruaud Larose, mainly made up...
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Below are tasting notes on several dozen relatively well-priced dry white bordeaux that are currently available. They were tasted blind...
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