Hiding in plain sight
Ventoux is famous for the mountain, but its wines deserve more attention. Meet Corinna Kruse Faravel and discover the big, seriously good reds of M...
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Mission accomplished
Discover Carrasviñas Verdejo from Rueda - old-vine Spanish white from founding winery Bodegas Félix Cachazo, with freshness, texture and serious pe...
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I was nervous...
Jancis Robinson approves. They say on this entrepreneurial journey you should pause every now and then and take in the small moments. And last we...
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I had a hunch
A deep dive into Priorat, one of Spain’s most dramatic red wine regions, and the authentic wines of Marc Ripoll at Cal Batllet.
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What friends are for
You have Gerd Stepp’s friends to thank for my latest discovery. Because without a bit of ‘friendly’ encouragement, this wine probably wouldn’t exist.
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Never give up
It was 2012, back at the start of my wine career, and my boss Rowan asked me to go and find the winemakers we needed to set up Naked Wines down under.
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A match made in heaven
Back when I started WineSpark, getting a good Côtes du Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape on board was top of my list.
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From the ends of the earth
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. But if I was, I’d have already crossed a biggie off my list.
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A secret, but not for long...
I’ve found a goldmine of big reds in Spain In my job, there’s nothing like the thrill of discovering something new, from somewhere off the beaten t...
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Nowhere like it
Discover the magic of Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu In wine, there are a handful of places that carry almost mythical status. Places that are so spectacu...
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A wolf and a rat walked into a bar...
The kind of wine that doesn't make it to Ireland One of the best things about WineSpark is being directly connected to the people behind the wines....
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Fortune favours the brave
When Takaki Okada left his prized new Marlborough vineyard to completely dry up, people thought he was mad. You wouldn’t blame them - but there wa...
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