The best way to get to know Trediberri: is to start with their Barbera, move to Langhe Nebbiolo, then try Barolo Berri. Three wines from the same producer, with different grapes, origins and approaches to ageing. Together, they explain the estate’s priorities rather well: fruit, balance and wines that are enjoyable to drink. Based in [...]
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Trediberri: Barbera, Nebbiolo and Barolo from La Morra
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Ann Faure: The Lighter Side of Craven
Ann Faure began with Pinot Noir. Now Mick and Jeanine Craven have added a White and Red, turning the project into a complete three-wine range. The Cravens are best known for their site-specific Stellenbosch wines under the Craven label. Ann Faure gives them room to work differently, exploring new vineyard parcels, varieties and blends while [...] More -
Jessica Saurwein has BOOM! New Release 2026
Over the years, Saurwein has become closely associated with Pinot Noir and Riesling, varieties Jessica has pursued across some fairly extreme cool-climate sites. Her wines are not about power or heavy-handed winemaking. They are built around perfume, freshness, texture and, importantly, the character of the vineyards she works with. This release continues that story, but [...] More -
Pierre Gimonnet: Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils is a family-run grower based in Cuis, a Premier Cru village in Champagne’s Côte des Blancs. The Gimonnet family has lived in Cuis since the seventeenth century and has worked vineyards in Champagne since around 1750. Pierre Gimonnet began selling wine under the family name between the two world wars, and [...] More -
South African Pinot Noir: What to Drink
Pinot Noir has never been the obvious grape for South Africa. It makes up only a small part of the national vineyard, and compared with varieties such as Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, there simply isn't very much of it around. There's a good reason for that. Pinot Noir is notoriously particular about where [...] More -
La Figuera: Sindicat Montsant
Venus ‘Sindicat La Figuera Vi Sec’ Garnatxa 2023 begins with an entire village. La Figuera sits high above Montsant in Catalunya, at approximately 575 metres above sea level. The village is surrounded by old Garnatxa vineyards and looks across the neighbouring hills of Priorat. It is a cooler, windier part of the region, producing a [...] More -
Eulogio Pomares: One Winemaker, Two Views of Galicia
For Eulogio Pomares, Galicia cannot be explained through one grape or one denomination. At Bodegas Zárate, he works within a family estate whose history in the Val do Salnés stretches back for centuries. Through Fento Wines, the project he established with his wife, Rebeca Montero, he looks further afield, working with different vineyards, growers and [...] More -
Alsace: Julien Schaal’s 2024 Grand Cru Rieslings
Say “Riesling” and one question usually follows: is it sweet? Sometimes. But not here. The new Julien Schaal releases are dry Alsace Grand Cru Rieslings built around freshness, acidity and the character of three very different vineyards. They are also an excellent reminder that Riesling is not one fixed style. It can be fine and [...] More -
De Keur Grenache | The Third Vintage
'De Keur' Grenache 2024 “Die een se dood is die ander se brood.” One person’s loss is another’s bread. It is an Afrikaans saying that neatly explains how the Grenache vineyard came to be planted on De Keur farm in the Koue Bokkeveld. In 2015, David and Jeannette Clarke identified what they believed could be [...] More -
Trizanne has some Serious Signature Wines | Seascape release 2026
Every year, Trizanne Barnard spends months walking vineyards, tasting berries and asking the same question: Can this be better? Sometimes that means changing how a wine is made. Sometimes it means changing a vineyard. And sometimes it means finding a wine that simply has to become part of the collection. This year, that wine is [...] More