Doug Decants: Mersel Wines, Lebanon
Cedar house rules Lebanon is among the oldest regions in wine production in the world. Today, Eddie & Michelle Shami continue this legacy with the same passion that the Phoenicians…
Wines of 2022
Doug’s picks Towards the end of the year, I always make a little list of fondly-remembered wines tasted and drunk o’er the past twelve months. It’s always a personal take,…
Orange vs Skin Contact
Orange is a hottest-coolest colour in the wine spectrum. The colour denotes that grapes (which we might normally associate with white wines) have been macerated on their skins – as…
Doug Decants: The Wines of Clos du Tue-Boeuf
Rebels with a cause Since the Middle Ages, there have been records about the lieu-dit “le Tue-Boeuf” and its excellent wines which were enjoyed by the local nobility and the…
Vintage Report 2022: Clos du Gravillas
John Bojanowski writes It was driest and hottest and early, Vendanges 24--Tres fort squirrely Beaucoup d'grapes in our baskets We throw'd off our blue maskets Shall be back for…
An appreciation of Comando G
Home, home again I like to be here when I can And when I come home cold and tired It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away…
Vintage Report: Te Whare Ra, Marlborough New Zealand
Anna Flowerday writes… Over the spring of 2021 we experienced great conditions over flowering which led to moderate crops and a nice, even set which always bodes well for very…