Purato wines

Purato wines: When I “met” Italian winemaker Stefano Girelli

My “wine life review” of 2021 continues! Here I reflect on a Zoom call with winery owner and “sustainable” wines advocate Stefano Girelli from Purato wines. Blimey, looking back on 2021 I’m amazed at how many winemakers I met from the comfort of my own home! Stefano’s Sicily-based brand has a green philosophy, and not

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Mâconnais wines: Which Burgundy villages can put their names on labels?

The Wine Time feature is published in the Lancashire Post, the Blackpool Gazette and other regional newspapers in Lancashire  … I discover the 27 villages in the Mâconnais region in Burgundy whicb are allowed to put their names on the label. Navigating wine labels, particularly from the Old World can be daunting if you don’t

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