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An excellent Syrah from South Africa
Filed under: south africa, syrah

Julien Schaal is a young winemaker from Alsace who also makes wine in South Africa. His home in the Cape is the Newton Johnson winery in Hermanus, but the grapes ...

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Posted 1 day 23 hours ago by Jamie
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More on the coffee pinotage, and Bertus 'Starbucks' Fourie
Filed under: Pinotage, south africa, winemaking

A few days ago I blogged, slightly tongue-in-cheek, about Pinotage and Diemersfontein's remarkable coffee-n'-chocolate example (although, of course, I was serious when I said Pinotage sucks and anyone who likes ...

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Posted 2 days 12 hours ago by Jamie
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A delicious Languedoc wine, blind
Filed under: France, Languedoc

It had been quite a difficult evening (same old, older child), so as I was doing sentry duty after things had quietened down a little, Fiona brought up a glass ...

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Posted 2 days 22 hours ago by Jamie
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Shareacase dot com
Filed under: media

A quick plug for a new venture, http://www.shareacase.com/ . Fronted by wine writer Charles Metcalfe, the idea behind it is a good one: if you want to buy Bordeaux or ...

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Posted 3 days 10 hours ago by Jamie
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A crazy Pinotage and two from Waitrose
Filed under: Barossa, marlborough, New Zealand, Pinotage, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, south africa

I can't help, when it comes to Pinotage, descending to a level of criticism that I object to when I see it from others, if you know what I mean. ...

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Posted 3 days 20 hours ago by Jamie
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What a scorcher, and some Torrontes
Filed under: argentina, london, torrontes

It has been one of those very rare scorching hot days in London, with bright blue skies, a light breeze, and temperatures in the upper twenties. I headed up to ...

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Posted 4 days 2 hours ago by Jamie
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Old Sherry rocks!
Filed under: sherry

Sherry, like Madeira, is best old. Very old. [The exception is Fino/Manzanilla, which is best young. Very young.]I'm trying two very old Sherries side by side tonight, both of which ...

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Posted 4 days 21 hours ago by Jamie
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Aglianico
Filed under: aglianico, Italy

Had an interesting tasting lunch today. Ben Smith from Bibendum invited me to join him, Vittorio Zoppi (export director of Bisceglia, http://www.agricolabisceglia.com/ ) and Marco Sabellico (editor at large with ...

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Posted 4 days 22 hours ago by Jamie
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Pinot Blanc times two: Luxembourg and Germany
Filed under: Germany, luxembourg, Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a wallflower grape that never gets much attention. Yet it can deliver really attractive wines. Tonight, two examples - one a cheap German from the Pfalz, the ...

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Posted 5 days 21 hours ago by Jamie
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A perfect summer's evening with two Rhones
Filed under: Northern Rhone, southern rhone

It's one of those rare evenings in the UK that I just love so much. Warm enough, and still light enough, to sit outside even at 9.30 pm. And part ...

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Posted 6 days 22 hours ago by Jamie
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