Mihalis Boutaris, of Greece’s Kir-Yianni Estates, has been busy in China. He’s currently working on two projects there, one of which has led to this wine. It’s a vineyard in…
The 2016 vintage selection from the Gimblett Gravels, in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay
The 2016 vintage was a good one in the Gimblett Gravels. It was just a touch cooler than average (GDDs 1430 as opposed to an LTA of 1500), but it…
Wellington Wine Country (2) Ata Rangi, one of New Zealand’s top wineries
Martinborough pioneer Ata Rangi is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated wineries, and so I was quite excited to be able to catch up with winemaker Helen Masters to taste…
Interesting, vineyard-specific wines from Bodegas Vegalfaro in Spain’s Utiel-Requena
These three wines are from an ambitious producers in one of Spain’s lesser known wine regions, Utiel-Requena. There is a lot of history here. Back as far ago as the fifth…
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2016
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2016 Douro, Portugal 19.5% alcohol. There’s been a lot of talking up of the 2016 vintage in the Douro, so I was pleased to try…
In Porto (5) dinner at Esplanada Marisqueira
The next night it was back to Matosinhos, the Port area of Porto, where the seafood restaurants are congregated. We went to Esplanada Marisqueira, a rather grand establishment, with Vitor…
In Porto (4) Dinner at O Gaveto
Gaveto has had a refit since I was here last. It was a memorable meal last time, so it was good to be back. Hosting us were Vitor and Teresa…
New York Wines (14) Nathan Kendall, Chëpika and Hickory Hollow, Finger Lakes
Nathan Kendall is one of the bright lights of the Finger Lakes wine scene. He’s winemaker at Hickory Hollow winery, but also makes wine under his own name. And he’s…
Paso-Primero: good affordable wines from Somontano, Spain
Paso-Primero is a Somantano wine company run by Thomas and Emma Holt. They hail from Shropshire (England) and previously made wine in Niagara, Canada, but they found that the winters…