Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Sparkling Consolation is the project of

Consolation is the project of Andy Cook

but still retaining a sense of purity

Domaine de l’Hortus was established by Jean Orliac in the late 1970s

quince and nectarine action

11th Nov - the traditional day for celebrating the bounty of the harvest crop

Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Sparkling Consolation is the project ofWe love the wines of Birichino in Santa Cruz California, who specialise in a special kind of sourcery: using intense, concentrated old vine fruit to make wines that are medium bodied, elegant and balanced, without any flab or excess. This comes from a small vineyard in Contra Costa planted in 1895 (!). It's spicy, peppery and unfurls with lovely dark cherry fruit and hints of anise.