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4 days ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Cline Family Cellars, North Coast Viognier 2022 California, United States, Dry White, Screwcap, 14.5% abv (2025) Viognier is a variety that is naturally high in sugar and low in acidity, so some examples can weigh in with 14.5% or 15% alcohol, sweetness, but without the necessary acid to balance.

1 week ago | wine-pages.com | Geoffrey Dean

While the number of hectares under vine in Uruguay has fallen in recent years to just under 6,000, it remains the fourth largest producer in South America with around 150 wineries. 95% of that area is farmed for wine production, and since the new millennium  quality levels have risen. That’s thanks in part to some major investment from overseas: one of Uruguay’s top wineries, Bodega Garzón was founded only in 2008 and is owned by Argentinian billionaire, Alejandro Bulgheroni.

1 week ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Zuccardi, Valles Bonarda 2023 Mendoza, Argentina, Dry Red, Cork, 13.5% abv (2025) Though Argentina equals Malbec for many people, the Bonarda grape is another stalwart of the country and its second most planted red variety.

2 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

The Port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia contain many secrets. Slumbering casks of very old wines sit quietly waiting for the right moment to be bottled or blended – sometimes forgetten in the corner of a cellar. Port afficionados have long appreciated 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year-old bottlings of ‘age indication’ tawny Port, but it is only since recent changes in the rules for very old wines by the Port Institute that we can enjoy 50 Years Old Tawny and White Ports.

2 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Oxford Landing, Chardonnay 2024 South Australia, Australia, Dry White, Screwcap, 10.5% abv (2025) Weighing in with a featherweight 10.5% alcohol, I thought this was a bit of a star of the moderate alcohol Oxford Landing selection tasted.