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Rueda, Verdejo

Rueda Verdejo Herederos del Marqués de Riscal was founded by Don Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga in 1858, in Rioja, Spain. Don Francisco Javier Hurtado de Amézaga, like his ancestor Don Guillermo, went to Bordeaux, where he...

Who’s Laughing Now?

UPDATE: 16th December 2022 FRANCIS d’ARENBERG (d’ARRY) OSBORN OAM 27th December 1926 – 16th December 2022 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Francis d’Arenberg Osborn - better known and loved as d’Arry –...

In search of affordable White Burgundy

  The very top bracket of white wines from Burgundy are the stuff of legend, be they the Grand Cru or Premier Cru Montrachet, (Montrachet, Le Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet, Croits Batard Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet, Chevalier Montrachet,...

It’s Wine Jim, But Not as We Know It

  Bourbon Barrel Aged Wine   Young Things Whilst ‘Natural’ and ‘Orange’ wines get a lot of press as the biggest new trends to hit the wine market in decades, with their rebellious appeal to a younger...

The Sound of White

  Catalina Sounds winery in Marlborough, New Zealand is the proud owner of one of the most unique and exceptional vineyards in the entire region. The small range of Single Vineyard wines they produce off...

1955, The Old Railroad Vineyard and Other Terroirs

Chateau Haut Blanville is a family owned winery in the Languedoc region of southern France. The winery sources its fruit from a number of vineyards and sub regions right across the region, taking advantage of...

To Summit

  Catalina Sounds celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to conquer Everest, a Catalina navigator in the Pacific during WWII and a genuine New Zealand hero.   “It...

From Gnadenfrei to Marananga

  Gnadenfrei ‘free by the grace of god’ Marananga ‘by my own two hands’   The Barossa Valley is one of Australia’s oldest and most celebrated wine regions, enjoying a history as rich and complex as its...

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