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Geoffrey Dean

@vinodeano

#wine & #travel writer for @teamdb @thebuyer11 @harperswine @winepages @dailytelegraph; cricket writer @timessport. Judge for @WineChallenge & @DecanterAwards

Joined October 2013
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How a potential new gold mine is a genuine threat to the wineries of #CentralOtago: the-buyer.net/people/produce… #NewZealand #Marlborough #NorthCanterbury #WaihekeIsland
The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean’s magical mystery tour of New Zealand wineries

The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean’s magical mystery tour of New Zealand wineries

First stop on a recent road tour around some of New Zealand’s key winemaking regions is Central Otago where Santana Minerals’ goldmine is throwing a shadow over this beautiful wine region. “The...

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#Romagna...a region for top-class #Sangiovese at a very competitive price as I discovered on a trip to #Italy last year: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/r…
The Buyer | Romagna – not content to just be seen as 'Tuscany's neighbour'

The Buyer | Romagna – not content to just be seen as 'Tuscany's neighbour'

Romagna has all the ingredients to be a household name for wine buyers worldwide – the soils, slopes, grapes and climate – so what are winemakers doing to make that scenario a reality? Geoffrey Dean...

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Two new whisky distilleries in Edinburgh, as well as #Ardnamurchan (founded in 2014) in the westernmost location of the British mainland, are making some great spirit: the-buyer.net/tasting/spirit… @Distillery1826 #PortOfLeith #Holyrood #Scotland
The Buyer | Inside 3 new Scot distilleries: Port of Leith, Ardnamurchan and Holyrood

The Buyer | Inside 3 new Scot distilleries: Port of Leith, Ardnamurchan and Holyrood

There have been 20 new distilleries opened across Scotland in the past 15 years - two in Edinburgh, Port of Leith and Holyrood, being the first to operate in the capital since 1925. Geoffrey Dean...

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The view this morning of some vertiginous AOC Dezaley vines rising up from Lac Leman (aka Geneva). The Montreux to Lausanne train passes. #MyVaud #montreuxriviera #IneedSwitzerland
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For some great wineries in #Uruguay to visit & stay at, here are some suggestions following my recent trip there: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/v… @winesofuruguay @BodegaGarzon @BodegaBouza @cerrochapeu
The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean on the many vinous jewels to be found in Uruguay

The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean on the many vinous jewels to be found in Uruguay

“We are the New Zealand of South America.” This is how Uruguay sees itself with a wide diurnal range allowing wines to have a good balance between acid, alcohol, tannin and fruit. Geoffrey Dean went...

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Truly special wines from the #AtacamaDesert. Take a bow Alejandro Galaz #Chile @WinesofChile the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/a…
The Buyer | The taste of the Atacama Desert - Ventisquero's unique Tara wines

The Buyer | The taste of the Atacama Desert - Ventisquero's unique Tara wines

Ventisquero was named ‘New World Winery of the Year’ by Wine Enthusiast this year and no small part of that was down to the extraordinary Tara project it is operating in the Atacama desert. Here,...

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#VinaVik: the secret behind its unique wine - Stone Vik. A special place to stay, as well as some others in #Chile @SolarMadariaga #CasaReal #VinosLof #VinedosDeAlcohuaz the-buyer.net/people/produce…
The Buyer | Why Stone VIK can lay claim to being the 'ultimate natural wine'

The Buyer | Why Stone VIK can lay claim to being the 'ultimate natural wine'

Granted a rare visit to a secret location 1000 metres up in Chile’s Millahue Valley, Geoffrey Dean witnesses the unique place where Viña VIK has set out to make the ‘ultimate natural wine’. With nods...

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How #TorKenward made such great Cabernet from the oh so tricky 2022 vintage in #Napa: the-buyer.net/people/produce…

The Buyer | Tor Kenward - the king of Napa and the quest for Cabernet perfection

Despite his 77 years of age, and five decades as a vintner, industry icon Tor Kenward refuses to rest on his laurels – working at innovations in the vineyard and cellar to make his world class...

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Wine tourism and the Czech Republic? Definitely in my view - many appealing wines, plenty of talented winemakers and so much to see and do. #VisitCzechia #SouthMoravia #VisitCentralBohemia the-buyer.net/people/produce…
The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean on why we need to explore Czechia and its wines

The Buyer | Geoffrey Dean on why we need to explore Czechia and its wines

With over 1,300 vineyard sites, 18,500 hectares under vine and an array of impressive mid-market and premium wines, many utilising fascinating and original hybrids, Czechia is a wine-producing...

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I visited @HansVinding in #Patagonia to hear his fascinating story of how he discovered the ideal terroir to make some of the greatest #Malbec in #Argentina. Here's his story: the-buyer.net/people/hans-vi…

The Buyer | A rare visit to taste with Hans Vinding-Diers at Bodega Noemía

Hans Vinding-Diers is a maverick winemaker who can sniff out great terroir as second nature. But he had never seen a place as unique before as this little patch of Patagonia where Bodega Noemía is...

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How the concept of 'touch' is the key to the top Champagnes of @GHMUMM: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/m…
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How Spanish wines continue really to excite: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine-/… #Spain
The Buyer | How Wines From Spain tastings helped broaden the horizons

The Buyer | How Wines From Spain tastings helped broaden the horizons

Spain has been on a roll for some years now and that transformation is not just down to old vine Garnacha. Wines From Spain’s annual tasting in London showed a plethora of wine styles ranging from...

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Marginal viticulture in #SouthAfrica...how some of the country's best winemakers defy it (or benefit from it) to produce outstanding wines: the-buyer.net/people/produce… @WOSA_UK
The Buyer | Marginal viticulture in South Africa: wineries making wine 'on the edge'

The Buyer | Marginal viticulture in South Africa: wineries making wine 'on the edge'

Saltburn, bushfires, 200mm rainfall, yields of one ton per hectare… these are just some of the issues facing South African winemakers producing wine ‘on the edge’ of what’s feasible. That is not...

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Really enjoyed this old bushvine Cinsault from #WelbedachtWineEstate whose GM Tiaan Burger pictured. From 32-year old vines on decomposed granite in the Groenberg ward nr Wellington. Seductive red fruit, silky tannins, 12% abv. Available @SportingWine in UK. Hats off @skalabrak
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Champion #SouthAfrica winemaker David Nieuwoudt with his dog Tux. His #Cederberg Five Generations Cabernet 2021 one of SA's best reds. Beautiful tannin profile, multi-dimensional, 13.8% abv. A shoe-in for 5 stars in Platter
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Sicily's wine aristocracy - Peter Vinding-Diers & Alessio Planeta: the-buyer.net/people/produce…

The Buyer | Best of new Sicily: Montecarrubo, Planeta, Feudo Maccari & Giasira

Most wine buyers know that Sicily is one of the most exciting wine regions in Italy right now. If they don’t they should, argues Geoffrey Dean who visits Montecarrubo, Planeta, Feudo Maccari, Giasira...

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#SouthAfrica leads the way with 3 picks in my top 10. France & Italy have two apiece with one each for England, Uruguay, Australia: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/b… @brucejackwines @chenebleuwine @pisanowinesuy @GeoffWeaverWine @GerardBertrandO @KleinConstantia @nyetimber @TenutaDiArceno
The Buyer | Best Wines of 2023: 10 wines that lit up the year for Geoffrey Dean

The Buyer | Best Wines of 2023: 10 wines that lit up the year for Geoffrey Dean

As another dismal day of weather hits the UK so our thoughts turn to sunnier times and climes. Well that is certainly the case with Geoffrey Dean who recalls trips to Western Australia, South Africa...

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Upping the ante in the #LoireValley... the-buyer.net/insight/loire-…
The Buyer | All change in the Loire! How this wine region is ‘upping the ante’

The Buyer | All change in the Loire! How this wine region is ‘upping the ante’

Loire Valley Wines is on course to have 100% of winemakers organic or HVE in just six years’ time; it has invested heavily in an agroclimatic atlas to help; wants to up exports by 10% and has rolled...

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Moving tribute @HatchMansfield autumn tasting to their late wine director Philip Tuck MW. His stable of wines really shone: the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/h… @larrycherubino @gaiagaja @KleineZalze @JosephMellot @M_Chapoutier @Taittinger_INTL
The Buyer | How green credentials shone at Hatch Mansfield portfolio tasting

The Buyer | How green credentials shone at Hatch Mansfield portfolio tasting

The legacy of Hatch Mansfield co-founder Philip Tuck MW was everywhere to be seen at this autumn’s portfolio tasting, not only in the diversity and quality of the portfolio but also in its focus on...

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New multi-coloured packaging for St-Remy XO as designed by artist Lucas Beaufort. On shelves soon - perfect timing for Christmas sales #France @Clementinecom
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