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Right, let me tell you about one of the most audacious wine rescue missions in modern history. Picture this: It's 1989, and a young Spanish winemaker...
Right, darlings, let's talk about Marchesi Antinori—the Italian wine dynasty that makes the House of Windsor look positively nouveau riche. We're...
Right, let's talk about proper staying power, shall we? While some wineries flash and fade like dating app matches, Beringer Vineyards has been...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about wine royalty. Not just any old aristocratic family who happened to own a vineyard, but the absolute titans who quite...
Picture this: James Bond, impeccably dressed, requests a bottle of Bollinger whilst saving the world. Not Dom PĂ©rignon, not Krug - Bollinger. That, my...
Right, let's chat about Bond Estates, shall we? If you've managed to snag an allocation - and I mean properly managed it, because this is harder than getting...
Right, let's get into it. Back in 1985, Don and Barbara Bryant purchased a rather scrubby 10-acre parcel on Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley. Now, these weren't...
Here's where it gets absolutely brilliant – and rather romantic, if I'm being honest. In 1972, Jack Cakebread was a successful automotive photographer in...
Right then, darlings, gather 'round because we're about to discuss one of the most thrilling wine stories of the modern era. When most people think...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about the elephant—or rather, the utterly massive, richly oaked, gloriously opulent Cabernet Sauvignon—in the room....
Right then, darlings, let's talk about one of Bordeaux's most gloriously eccentric estates – a château that looks like it teleported straight from...
Right then, let's talk about what happens when you combine French obsession, fungal magic, and centuries of perfectionism. Château d'Yquem isn't just a...
Oh, darlings, if you want to understand what makes Châteauneuf-du-Pape absolutely magnificent, you simply must get acquainted with Château de...
Right then, darlings, let me tell you about one of the wine world's best-kept secrets – and trust me, this is insider knowledge you'll want to file...
Here's something absolutely brilliant about Bordeaux, darlings: sometimes the 1855 Classification gets it spectacularly wrong. Well, not wrong exactly...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about the wine equivalent of meeting royalty—except this royalty actually lives up to the hype. Château Margaux...
Now, darlings, let me tell you about one of the most extraordinary wineries on the planet - and I'm not being dramatic here. Château Musar is the kind...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about one of the wine world's most deliciously eccentric estates. Château Rayas is the sort of place that makes...
Picture this: it's 1985, and Australian winemaker David Hohnen—already riding high from his success with Cape Mentelle in Margaret River—gazes out across...
Picture this: 1992, and a successful art collector from Texas decides she's going to create wine that rivals the First Growths of Bordeaux. Bold?...
Right, darlings, let's talk about one of Australia's most brilliant winemaking families – the kind that makes you want to pack your bags for Margaret...
Right then, wine lovers, let's talk about one of Napa Valley's most extraordinary success stories—a tale that involves Japanese elegance, Italian passion,...
Gather 'round, darlings, because we're about to discuss the vinous equivalent of a Hermès Birkin bag - except this one you drink, and it'll set you...
Right, let's talk about Domaine Leroy, shall we? If you thought Burgundy couldn't get more bonkers expensive or obsessively perfectionist than Domaine...
Christian Moueix brings PĂ©trus pedigree to California's most iconic vineyard
Right, darlings, let me tell you about one of Sicily's most enchanting success stories. Donnafugata – which translates to "fleeing woman," inspired by...
The Loosen family has been making wine in the Mosel since 1798 – yes, darling, that's when Napoleon was still running around Europe causing a right...
Right then, darlings, let's chat about a winery that did something absolutely bonkers back in the 1970s: they built their entire reputation on Merlot....
Right then, darlings, let's talk about the wines that make collectors absolutely lose their minds and drain their bank accounts faster than a shopping spree on...
Right then, let's talk about one of Napa Valley's most gorgeous estates, shall we? Far Niente—Italian for "without a care"—is the sort of place that...
Picture this: it's 1991, and the late, great Nigel Greening – a Stewart Island man with vision to spare – purchases a former sheep farm in...
Picture this: you're driving through Napa Valley, past all the marble-clad temples to excess, and suddenly you spot the most charming red barn you've ever...
Right then, let's talk about one of the most audacious, controversial, and utterly brilliant winemakers in Italian history. Angelo Gaja didn't just make...
Bill Harlan is the sort of chap who doesn't do anything by halves. In the 1980s, when Napa was still figuring out its identity post-Judgment of Paris,...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about one of Napa Valley's most iconic and wonderfully polarizing estates. Heitz Cellar isn't just a winery—it's a...
Right then, wine lovers, let's talk about Australian wine royalty. Not the showy, look-at-me kind of royalty – I'm talking about the quiet, dignified,...
Jayson Woodbridge isn't your typical Napa Valley winemaker—thank heavens for that. While most producers are content with 95-pointers and rave reviews, this...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about one of the most storied names in the Rhône Valley – Paul Jaboulet Aîné. This isn't just another wine...
Now, here's where it gets properly fascinating. Joseph Phelps wasn't some generational wine family scion—he was a successful Colorado construction...
The story begins in 1843 with Joseph Krug, a German immigrant who had a rather radical idea: what if we stopped chasing vintage variation and instead created a...
Picture this: It's 1877, and Don Rafael LĂłpez de Heredia y Landeta, fresh from studying winemaking in Bordeaux, decides to establish a bodega in the...
Right then, darlings, gather 'round for the tale of the most gloriously defiant estate in all of southern France. Mas de Daumas Gassac isn't just a...
Right, let's talk about one of my absolute favourite success stories in the wine world: Nyetimber. This isn't just a winery—it's the estate that...
Right, darlings, let's talk about one of the most iconic partnerships in wine history—and I'm not being hyperbolic. When Robert Mondavi and Baron...
Let me introduce you to Dave Phinney, the maverick winemaker who basically told the entire wine establishment to sod off whilst creating some of California's...
Right, let's talk about one of the most ravishing wine estates in all of Italy, shall we? Ornellaia isn't just a winery – it's a bloody revolution...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about the estate that made the Old World sit up, take notice, and perhaps have a wee bit of an existential crisis....
Right then, darlings, let me tell you about one of California's most utterly refined estates—and this one's got a deliciously British twist. Peter...
Right, darlings, let's talk about one of the most influential vineyards in American wine history—and I don't say that lightly. Pisoni Vineyards in the...
Right then, lovelies, let's talk about one of the most elegant, refined, and utterly brilliant Champagne houses that ever existed—Pol Roger. If you've...
Picture this: you've already created Harlan Estate, one of California's first cult wines, commanding prices that would make a Bordeaux First Growth...
Right then, darlings, let's talk about one of the most extraordinary success stories in American wine – and I do mean extraordinary. Quilceda Creek...
Right, let's talk about one of California's most utterly brilliant estates, shall we? Ridge Vineyards isn't just another Napa showboat with flashy...
Right, darlings, let me tell you about the wine that made Italy realize it didn't need anyone's permission to be absolutely brilliant. Sassicaia isn't...
Right, let's talk about one of the most fascinating origin stories in all of wine, shall we? Scarecrow Wine isn't just about brilliant viticulture and...
Right, darlings, let's talk about the kind of wine that makes serious collectors go absolutely bonkers. We're diving into Schrader Cellars—the Napa...
Right then, let's talk about Screaming Eagle – the wine that makes people lose their bloody minds. You know the type: the bottle that gets wheeled out at...
Picture this, loves: it's 1972, and John Shafer—a successful publishing executive in Chicago—decides to chuck it all in at the ripe age of 47 to pursue...
Picture this: It's 1972, and two Colorado businessmen – Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer – are sitting in a Denver country club, dreaming up a winery that would...
