Chile Series – Limari

From the cold south of Bio Bio we head to the other end of the country to Limari the second most northerly of Chile’s wine regions. Limari is both very dry but because of cooling Pacific currents is actually a lot cooler than many more southerly regions, despite being virtually into the Atacama desert. With
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Meerlust – Visit to this African Icon

When I first found out that I was going to South Africa, Meerlust was one of the first names down on my wish list of places to visit. And I wasn’t disappointed. Based just outside Stellenbosch, the estate has been in the Myburgh family’s hands since 1756 – so much for ‘New World’, and has
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Puligny Montrachet Les Enseignieres, Henri Prudhon

Just occastionally in this job we are able to have a little bit of fun. That means opening up a few bottles of something purely for interests sake, call it part of our ongoing education if you like. Today was one of those days, which after the trials of a busy, but snowfilled and flu
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