I've been lucky enough to visit Mallorca (or Majorca) every summer for the last few years. As well as beautiful bays, beaches, mountains and towns, the island also boasts a budding food and wine scene. There are amazing restaurants and bars...
We have just received Max Woerly's new releases from his 8-hectare vineyard in Dambach-la-Ville. These wines are bright, bold, and perfect for summer. The lineup includes two new pet nats, his excellent value Cremant, and special cuvées inspired by the...
Notes from a trip to La Salada, Catalunya, April 2022 Toni Carbo’s family has been making wine in Penedès for a long time. Before he was born, his grandfather was working for the local co-op and selling to merchants coming...
For years now, natural winemakers have been telling me that their wines are drunk too young. Many wish they could hold onto their bottles for longer before release but financial pressures mean this is not usually an option. One of...
In the latest edition of Tasting Notes, we gave a bottle of La Furtiva's Brisat Dels Arcs 2020 to Highbury Library regular, Raph, who has recently become a close friend after meeting him in the bar. He has curated a...
Bencze Birtok is a natural winemaker located in Hungary's Badacsony wine region. Run by István Bencze, the winery is dedicated to making high-quality wines using sustainable and traditional winemaking methods. He produces a range of wines, each of which is crafted...
Back in February, we paid a visit to Philippe Delmee in Faye d'Anjou where his domaine "Les Goelands" is situated. We have been selling his wines for a few years now and as we were nearby for 'La Dive' wine...
We just managed to get our hands on some back vintages from Joan Rubio so we thought it was a great time to share some stories and pictures from various visits to his Tiques winery as we consider his cuvées...
Whilst in the Loire valley for the various wine fairs that take place each February, we were lucky enough to visit Corentin Le Bolloch in the village of Grand Jaugé, Anjou. He had been on our radar since one of...
