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Once Upon A Vine - owned by Laura Goddard: IWS (Italian Wine Scholar; highest honors) since 2023; WSET 3 (distinction) since 2021; AIS sommelier since 2019.

Look what I found while unpacking the box labelled โ€œbar stuffโ€ for our new terrace! ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคฉ Coukd be perfect for our next...
22/06/2025

Look what I found while unpacking the box labelled โ€œbar stuffโ€ for our new terrace! ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคฉ Coukd be perfect for our next wine tasting ๐Ÿ˜œ

Cheers everyone! ๐Ÿฅ‚Hope youโ€™re sipping something delicious โ€ฆ like this tasty English Sparkling from Sussex, one of the cl...
21/06/2025

Cheers everyone! ๐Ÿฅ‚

Hope youโ€™re sipping something delicious โ€ฆ like this tasty English Sparkling from Sussex, one of the closest vineyards to where I grew up! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคฉ

OK โ€ฆ letโ€™s get serious!! ๐Ÿ˜œ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿท The continuation of a deep dive into Chinese wine
14/06/2025

OK โ€ฆ letโ€™s get serious!! ๐Ÿ˜œ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿท The continuation of a deep dive into Chinese wine

โ€ฆ.and now to Hebei ๐Ÿ˜
14/06/2025

โ€ฆ.and now to Hebei ๐Ÿ˜

Picking up the pace on the Chinese wine tasting ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿท and trying a Marselan (cross of Cab and Grenache); the first was ag...
14/06/2025

Picking up the pace on the Chinese wine tasting ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿท and trying a Marselan (cross of Cab and Grenache); the first was aged 4 months in oak and reminded me a little of Valpolicella, but the Riserva with its 18 months of oak ageing was quite unique! Hard to compare to other wines ๐Ÿค”

Mmmmm ๐Ÿ˜‹ Chinese wine hit  #2 = Pinot Noir from Ningxia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ ๐Ÿท Pretty nose, nice red fruit with some forest floor - surpr...
14/06/2025

Mmmmm ๐Ÿ˜‹ Chinese wine hit #2 = Pinot Noir from Ningxia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ ๐Ÿท Pretty nose, nice red fruit with some forest floor - surprisingly โ€˜old wineโ€™ in style ๐Ÿฅฐ

Time to explore some Chinese wine! ๐Ÿคฉ Hours to go, but the first revelation is this tasty CabFranc rose from Shandong ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ...
14/06/2025

Time to explore some Chinese wine! ๐Ÿคฉ Hours to go, but the first revelation is this tasty CabFranc rose from Shandong ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐ŸŒน ๐Ÿท ๐Ÿฅฐ

More reports to come โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜

Lovely night for a wine tasting!!!
13/06/2025

Lovely night for a wine tasting!!!

Etna is still (and no doubt always will be) one of my all time favourite styles - elegant, intense, lingering ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ‡๐ŸŒ‹๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅฐ
11/06/2025

Etna is still (and no doubt always will be) one of my all time favourite styles - elegant, intense, lingering ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ‡๐ŸŒ‹๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅฐ

Absolutely gorgeous Piemonte white - the โ€˜grand cruโ€™ Roero Arneis Riserva by Monchiero Carbone (led by family winemaker ...
10/06/2025

Absolutely gorgeous Piemonte white - the โ€˜grand cruโ€™ Roero Arneis Riserva by Monchiero Carbone (led by family winemaker and president of Roero Consortium), Renesio Incisa - named for the special hill where these premium grapes are hand picked, which has the added reputation of being this high-quality vineโ€™s home: the Renesio hill ๐Ÿคฉ

Happy hump day! ๐Ÿ˜ What are you drinking??? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคฉ
04/06/2025

Happy hump day! ๐Ÿ˜ What are you drinking??? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿคฉ

Gorgeous lineup for a tasting today! ๐Ÿ˜‹ Some incredible wines that represent absolute classics from Italian regions Venet...
03/06/2025

Gorgeous lineup for a tasting today! ๐Ÿ˜‹ Some incredible wines that represent absolute classics from Italian regions Veneto, Piedmont & Sicily! ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿฅฐ

Look closely at the โ€˜grand cruโ€™ ROERO Riservas and youโ€™ll see the indigo talk bottle numbers for these small-production labels ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

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