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Benromach Whisky – Classic Speyside Character
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...
Motta Matters – Bolgheri’s Star in the Making
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...
Marcus Huber – The Talented Traisental Trailblazer
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...
BLANK bottle – Good Wine, Real People, Great Stories
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...
Is This an ‘I Was There’ Moment? The Wines of Alheit
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...
Domaine Paul Meunier – a New Star is Born
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...
Furleigh Estate – Sweet Dreams are Made of This
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...
Bel Air-Marquis d’Aligre
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...
New Wave South American Stars
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...