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Benromach Whisky – Classic Speyside Character
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Benromach Whisky – Classic Speyside Character

By Richard Wilson

Regular visitors to The Good Wine Shop may well have already come across the whiskies of the Benromach distillery, they have been a staple of...

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Motta Matters – Bolgheri’s Star in the Making
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Motta Matters – Bolgheri’s Star in the Making

By Richard Wilson

In 2009 the talented, energetic Fabio Motta acquired 4 hectares of vines in a prime location within the Bolgheri DOC, home of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and...

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Marcus Huber – The Talented Traisental Trailblazer
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Marcus Huber – The Talented Traisental Trailblazer

By Richard Wilson

Marcus explaining that this Austrian Acacia barrel was made for his father’s 40th birthday and is still in use today. Back in the 1990’s, the...

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BLANK bottle – Good Wine, Real People, Great Stories
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BLANK bottle – Good Wine, Real People, Great Stories

By Richard Wilson

Pieter Walser is the brains behind the BLANK bottle concept. He reminds me of the most popular boy at school who effortlessly excels at everything...

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Is This an ‘I Was There’ Moment? The Wines of Alheit
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Is This an ‘I Was There’ Moment? The Wines of Alheit

By Richard Wilson

Is this an ‘I was there’ wine moment? I think so. I was there. I bought the first ever vintage of Alheit Cartology, the 2011. It was revolutionary to...

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Domaine Paul Meunier – a New Star is Born
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Domaine Paul Meunier – a New Star is Born

By Mark Wrigglesworth

I first visited Paul Meunier just after his maiden vintage in 2014 after a tip-off that a bright, young, talented winemaker was breathing life back into former...

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Furleigh Estate – Sweet Dreams are Made of This
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Furleigh Estate – Sweet Dreams are Made of This

By thegoodwineshop Admin

I was lucky enough to visit the green, rolling hills of West Dorset, not far from the Jurassic coast, to experience the bountiful and highly-rated...

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Bel Air-Marquis d’Aligre
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Bel Air-Marquis d’Aligre

By Mark Wrigglesworth

As you probably know if you’re reading this, we’re always on the look out for Good Wine, Real People, and Great Stories to bring to...

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New Wave South American Stars
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New Wave South American Stars

By thegoodwineshop Admin

Let’s start with a bold claim that may surprise some of you: one of the most exciting producers in the world today is Uruguay!  …and to...

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