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The 2020 is another example of Simone Santini’s beautifully pure, focused and elegant style of Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Delicate aromas and flavours of white flowers, honeysuckle and green apple drift across the nose and palate. It is soft and … Continue reading
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Valpolicella is a wine region we all think we know. Many of us may have cut our teeth on this light, fruity red when we first began to drink wine, but, like in many great wine regions, nothing stands still. I discovered there is always something more to learn on my first trip of 2016 when I attended the 13th edition of Anteprima Amarone. This is the big showcase event where the newly-released Valpolicella Amarone wines are first shown to the press at the end of January; it is held in the beautiful city of Verona in the Veneto. Continue reading
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Australia House, 29th June 2009 It’s always good to challenge yourself so I was keen to participate in the recent Wine Assessment Tasting, hosted by The Australian Wine Research Institute. Those attending included a mixture of journalists, wine educators, winemakers … Continue reading