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Tag Archives: Volcanic Wines
Volcanic Wines – Foxlow (24 July)
Volcanic wines, by which we obviously mean wine made from vines grown directly on volcanic soils (or, in some cases, pretty much bare rock), have been a talking point for a few years. When John Szabo MS wrote his wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Sicily, Volcanic Wines, Wine
Tagged Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, António Maçanita, Azores Wine Company, Azores Wines, Canary Island Wine, Etna Rosso Guardiola Terre Nere, Etna Wine Sicily, Forez Wines, Foxlow Restaurant, Frank Cornelissen Susucaru Etna, Gamay La Madone Bonnefoy, Gilles Bonnefoy Cotes du Forez, Greco di Tufo Pietracupa Campania, Hatzidakis Assyrtiko VV, Llanos Negros La Time Palma, Meinklang Foan Somlo, Morgon Cote de Py Dominique Piron, Pico Wines, Riesling Rangen de Thann Paul Zinck, Santorini Wine, Soave Foscarino Inama, Somlo Region Hungary, UNESCO-listed vineyards - Azores, Verdelho 2015 Azores, Volcanic Wines, Wine of Palma Canary Isles, Wine Terroir
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Meeting António Maçanita
There was a buzz being created around the Azores even before Sarah Ahmed wrote a revealing article in Decanter last summer, and that buzz has without doubt been created largely by one man, António Maçanita, the founder (with Paulo Machado) … Continue reading
Posted in Azores, Portuguese wine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Volcanic Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged A Proibida, António Maçanita, Arinto dos Açores, Azores, Azores Wine Company, Hybrid Vines Wines, Isabella Grape Variety, Pico Island, Pico Wines, Red Squirrel Wines, Terrantez do Pico, Tinto Vulcanico, Verdelho Pico DO, Vitis Labrusca, Volcanic Wines
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Volcanic Wines
When I was at school I loved Geography. I’m sure it’s where my passion for travel came from. I think I was pretty young when I studied volcanoes, but they made a big impression, as did the consequences of their … Continue reading
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