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Tersina Wine Journal: Mono-varietal wine from Portugal

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 31 July 2015. Mono-varietal wine from Portugal. Swartland Old Vines Series Treinspoor from South Africa! I shared a bottle with the Vintage Port Academy's. Founders and they said they had never come across a 100% Tinta Barroca in Portugal. So imagine how my eyes lit up when I got the opportunity to taste four single varietal wines from Portuguese native grapes from one winery over lunch. The winery in question is Quinta da Plansel. Vinis...

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Tersina Wine Journal: September 2014

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Thursday, 11 September 2014. Comparing Tuscany Ruffino and Champagne Jacques Picard. Two tastings in a row: a guided tasting by Gabriele Tacconi, chief winemaker of Ruffino. A 130 year old family owned estate now under Constellation Wines, followed by a casual tasting with José Lievens, winemaker of third generation family-owned Grower Champagne Jacques Picard. Gabriele Tacconi, Ruffino. José Lievens, Champagne Jacques Picard. What I really like...

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Tersina Wine Journal: February 2015

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 20 February 2015. Wine for a cause. To be honest, I’m not a fan of the big heavy Californian wines but I decided to attend the recent Staglin. Tasting organised by ASC. In the hope that it might change my mind. Which takes place on the estate to raise funds for research and treatment programmes. All proceeds from the sale of Salus go to underwrite this festival. To date, the event has raised US$210 million for the cause. Defi...Staglin w...

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Tersina Wine Journal: Canadian wine re-visit

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 24 July 2015. With wineries representatives, it invited Janet Dorozynski, Global Practice Lead, Canadian Wine, Beer and Spirits from its Ottawa office, to lead a series of master classes on Canadian wine. 2011 Essence Cabernet Franc and Tawse Winery. 2011 Laundry Cabernet Franc, both from Niagara Peninsula, did not disappoint at all. None of the wines above have importers in Hong Kong. Posted by Tersina Shieh. 17 September 2015 at 05:06.

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Tersina Wine Journal: March 2015

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Sunday, 22 March 2015. Ne Oublie – Do Not Forget. A good wine always has a story behind it. Well, the story behind Ne Oublie. Andrew James Symington's family. To pay homage to Andrew James, the family has named this 1882 Single Harvest Tawny Port ‘Ne Oublie’, meaning Do Not Forget, after the original Graham. Now, four generations and 132 years after Andrew James landed in Portugal, the family has decided to bottle one cask of Ne Oublie. The ...

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Tersina Wine Journal: April 2015

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Thursday, 16 April 2015. Bordeaux 2012 vintage - Restaurant wine. Photo from Consulate General of France. March saw the annual Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. Photo from Bordeaux Confidential. This tasting was followed by an event called ‘ Bordeaux Confidential. To name a few—but I was delighted to discover some smaller wineries like Chateau de Lamarque. I really enjoyed this year’s Bordeaux tasting because I could see more passion in t...

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Tersina Wine Journal: May 2015

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 29 May 2015. Gimblett Gravels Unison vintage. Therefore, when Unison Vineyard. The smallest estate in Gimblett Gravels. In New Zealand with only 6 ha of vines, agreed to take me, I jumped at the chance even though it meant I would be away for more than two weeks in between two of my major projects: Discover South African Wine. One more surprise during vintage—the 2006 Te Awa Pinotage from Hawkes Bay made by Jenny. It was more t...Working...

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Tersina Wine Journal: August 2015

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 21 August 2015. The golden manor house. Don Pino and family. Probably because of my visit to Mt Etna. In 2014, I love to learn more about indigenous grapes from Sicily. Therefore, even though I could not stay behind for the Sicilian wine dinner that Marco from Italy Small Vineyard. S had kindly invited me to, I still went along just to taste the wine and talk to Guiseppe Laudicina, sales manager and one of the family members of Baglio Oro.

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Tersina Wine Journal: Continental Wines portfolio tasting

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Interviews with winemakers and producers; thoughts on wine. Friday, 10 July 2015. Continental Wines portfolio tasting. Are always worthwhile to attend if you have time because you may be familiar with only a handful of brands that importers are carrying and the tastings are a chance for you to discover something new. I particularly enjoyed the recent Continental Wines. The first person to greet me was Huibre Hoff from Morgenster Estate. Rosso Salento from his other vineyard, Tenute Eméra. In Puglia. ...