Loire Valley 2023 vintage report: White wines and the best new releases
The best 2023 whites and other latest releases...
Beverley Blanning MW is a London-based independent wine journalist and the author of Wine Tasting and Biodynamics in Wine. A feature writer and taster for Decanter – and a contributor to other publications around the world – Blanning has judged at numerous wine competitions internationally. She is also a presenter and educator for corporate, consumer and trade events. She was a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017, but she first judged the competition in 2004.
The best 2023 whites and other latest releases...
The best 2023 reds and other latest releases...
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