Wiegner 'Contrada Rampante' carricante 2019 Veneto A masterclass by Duane Coates

A masterclass by Duane Coates MW in how to produce quality McLaren Vale syrah at a truly astonishing price

They did a couple of experimental lots

get past the Russian oligarchs and the superyachts to taste the real Sardinia

This has enough weight to go with any steak

Usually these are high acid varieties such as sauvignon or riesling

Wiegner 'Contrada Rampante' carricante 2019 Veneto A masterclass by Duane CoatesHigh altitude elegance from Peter Wiegner. Once of far northern Italy, Peter was making wine in Tuscany with a young family. After a holiday to Etna he decided to move there and established a vineyard on the northern slopes of Europe's largest volcano. This carricante wine was grown at 720m above sea level, and the cool, crisp character with heaps of minerality will astonish anyone used to the richer, riper whites of the rest of Sicily. Riesling fans