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Two wonderfully contrasting Verdicchios and a 4th July Californian blockbuster this week!

4th July 2020

One of the most impressive labels and flavours of the year in my 4th July wine plus two wonderfully contrasting Verdicchios. 2016 Dueling Pistols, Zinfandel / Syrah, Dry Creek Valley, California (£44.99, reduced to £40.49 each for a case of six, Handford Wines tel. 020 75898 6113 & www.handford.net). My Independence Day nod goes to one of…

MoneyWeek Wine Club - July 2020

3rd July 2020

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces Six Summer Beauties from Handford Wines (t) 020 7589 6113 (w) www.handford.net (e) wine@handford.net www.moneyweekwineclub.com/july A mixed case of 12 bottles (2 of each of the wines) is a bargain-priced £160.00 James Handford MW doesn’t mince his words. I gave him a ring and said that I needed six terrific…

2016 Quinta da Romaneira, Reserva, Douro, Portugal

3rd July 2020

It has been a long wait for the guardians of the Douro Valley to make truly awesome red wines. While Port is, rightly, the focus for this historic wine region the famous houses have all been trying to crack the red wine code for a good many years. Prats and Symington (the amalgamation of Bordeaux maven Bruno Prats and the Symington family, owners…

FOOD & WINE MATCHING - everything you ever needed to know about this mysterious art

1st July 2020

FOOD & WINE I have written about food and wine-matching for over twenty years. Thirteen of my fourteen wine books have featured comprehensive food and wine-matching chapters and I have written over 1000 columns in the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine along this theme as well. For more than 26 years, I wrote the wine lists for a handful of award-winning…

Vineyard - June 2020 - Sustainability is Vital

29th June 2020

Vineyard - June 2020 Sustainability is Vital www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk If you said, ‘name two sustainable wineries’ to me, my knee jerk response would be Ancre Hill and Forty Hall. Sustainability is now so vital to us and our planet that its message ought to be woven into every single business alive, but it is not. It is a real pain the…

THE PIEMONTE REPORT 2020

I am delighted to announce the publication of my 2020 Piemonte Report. This is the largest initiative I have ever published, whether in book format or online, and I hope that it enlightens Piemonte lovers like never before.

With 121 estates featured (28 fewer than last year because I have culled underperforming estates with consistently low scores), just under 1400 wines tasted and no less than 112,000 words of tasting notes, this body of work is the result of exhaustive tastings in Piemonte and London over the last six years.

As every year passes, I include another layer of notes, releasing them as an evolving vertical analysis of the finest estates in both Barolo and Barbaresco. I include a handful of Barberas and Dolcettos, too, and this year I have included over 100 reviews of wines from the terrific and soon to be released 2016 vintage.

My annual Piemonte Report differs from my other Reports – Bordeaux En Primeur, Burgundy En Primeur and 100 Best Australian Wines – because these are all annual Reports featuring snapshots of current release wines, while Piemonte concentrates both on new releases and also older vintages, too.

It is my intention that this Piemonte Report becomes a valuable database of tasting notes for those of you who are, like me, wholly captivated by the majesty and wonder of the last great wine region in the world.

‘Thank you very much for the incredible work that you have done describing the wines of our region’ – Poderi Aldo Conterno

All of my Premium Reports, including 100 Best Australian Wines, are available exclusively (and free of charge) to website Members.

WEDNESDAY WINES

Every Wednesday, since the beginning of the extraordinary ‘lockdown’ period, I have selected one wine under a tenner and one wine over a tenner that I think offer particular value for money and also a huge amount of joy on both the nose and palate. These two wines are designed to lift your mood during these uncertain times. This initiative allows me to run wild outside of the constrains of my weekly national columns. All of the merchants featured in Wednesday Wines are able to deliver to your doorstep, so you should be able to order easily and receive the wines without too much delay. As we come out of lockdown and restrictions are relaxed I have decided to continue with this piece because the feedback from my readers, the wineries and the merchants listed has been so amazing.

I hope that you enjoy this bonus feature on matthewjukes.com! It’s the very least I can do to keep my readers topped up with excellent wines.

Stay safe. Thank you.

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4th July 2020

Two wonderfully contrasting Verdicchios and a 4th July Californian blockbuster this week!

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MoneyWeek Wine Club – July 2020

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2016 Quinta da Romaneira, Reserva, Douro, Portugal

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FOOD & WINE MATCHING – everything you ever needed to know about this mysterious art

Matthew has been a constant thread in our successful communication, not just on wine, but all things South Australian.

When I became Agent-General, I looked at all of the things that South Australia does well. There are many. But wine is the one I decided was the most appropriate to use as our ‘flagship’. Everyone loves wine. Everyone knows wine comes from nice places. We have the best wine in Australia – and the world. Matthew Jukes is the best advocate we have.

Not only is he an independent expert and an expert on wine – especially South Australian wine – he is also a brilliant communicator and an all-round good bloke. He features regularly as the star of our South Australia Club events and has become a key factor in its success. We love him.

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