"Before I would say it’s a wine film, I would say this is a geopolitical thriller about the Middle East and a region that’s been at war for a very long time and is centered around wine" https://t.co/CSdnOVd07P
So glad I grabbed @ClubOenologique magazine at Heathrow (gratis!) @EssiAvellan Champagne blanc de blancs overview is great reading https://t.co/ukz6dG7Wph
With Pet Nat in fashion and with UK wine on the rise, a ‘Brit Nat’ explosion might have been inevitable. Sophie Thorpe lays out the landscape and selects five top bottles from a lively tasting of 'alternative' sparkling wines across England and Wales
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Wine tastings are like film festivals: you fall for the memorable ones like @CloverHillWines Brief notes & not so brief stockists https://t.co/7WuhgN5ETu @TysonStelzer#Tasmania
Buy this if you can - #Bellebonne BdB 2015 Natalie Fryar Quick take: oak aroma, on the palate fresh, balanced, light, extremely refined. 100% Chardonnay, single vineyard, fully fermented in 3 y o barrels, full MLF, 5.5 on lees, 4.25 g/l. 1029 bottles @WineTasmania@TysonStelzer
@MarkC_OFlaherty @HamptonManor I've been here twice and each time @HamptonManor oustrips the previous visit in food, drink & environs. What a vibe - and great sparkling wines
Lot 2 is a stunning selection of @BlackChalkWine sparkling wines from their library collection, comprising a bottle each of Black Chalk Classic and Black Chalk Wild Rose from its first three vintages: 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Inside the pretty bottles @perrierjouet masterclass w Eric Trichard & Alexandre Freguin, The Art of Chardonnay started w BdB NV (to clear our palates) to 2006, 2004, 2012, 1995 - terroir, climate change & time @TasteChampEvent