joanna simon
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Wine & food expert 🍷Wine of the Week @joannasimon.com ✍️World of Fine Wine 📚Wine With Food, Discovering Wine, etc, Insta joannasimon_wine
UK
Joined March 2009
30 rosés to see out summer 2025 and blaze a trail into autumn – and some bargains along the way. New blogpost: https://t.co/Biwme7gsLY
#rosé
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Last shout for this amazing value Argentine Cabernet Franc before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow https://t.co/18Yxy9BTKK
#CabernetFranc #Mendoza
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Wines made from Cabernet Franc often feature as good reds for summer because they can be lightly chilled, but that doesn’t mean they have to be served from the fridge or only in the summer. Finca...
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Move over Malbec – Cabernet Franc from Argentina’s pioneering organic @domaineBousquet high up in Tupungato in the Andes foothills. New #wineoftheweek Finca Lalande https://t.co/18Yxy9BTKK
#CabernetFranc #Mendoza
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It’s tea leaf reading time… what do we know about Bordeaux 2025? Free to read.
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Last shout for this multi award-winning Sauvignon Blanc from Awatere, Marlborough 🇳🇿 before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow https://t.co/ziwcWfVH6k
#nzwine #SauvignonBlanc
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This double-trophy winning New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a wine of flawless verve and harmonious flavors and is a great partner for fish and seafood, vegtables and Thai food
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There are thousands of New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. This trophy-winner from Marlborough’s ocean-cooled Awatere subregion is special (and it’s on offer til Sunday). New #wineoftheweek
https://t.co/ziwcWfVH6k
#nzwine #SauvignonBlanc
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Last shout before my next #wineoftheweek for one of my desert island wines - Jurançon Sec. This one is the Labasse family’s rich and tangy Domaine Bellegarde Pierre Blanche https://t.co/IclTIEo7MQ
#JuranconSec #PetitManseng
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The first wine I ever took to my mythical desert island was a Jurançon Sec and I can confidently say that this one-of-a-kind dry white from the far southwest of France will always have a place. It’s...
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🦅Grape guardians take flight at @RathfinnyEstate This harvest, trained falcons, hawks & even a Chilean Blue Eagle are patrolling the skies to protect the Sussex estate’s precious grapes – a sustainable alternative to netting. Head to #VineyardMagazine for a spot of bird watching
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Jurançon Sec, the first wine I ever took to my mythical desert island. This one is Domaine Bellegarde's delicious Pierre Blanche, my new #wineoftheweek
https://t.co/IclTIEo7MQ
#Jurancon #PetitManseng
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Last shout for this delicious Tenuta Cappellina Chianti Classico 2020 before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow https://t.co/bQOCqNIlRI
#organic #sustainable #ChiantiClassico
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If summer comes back this year, Tenuta Cappellina Chianti Classico will be just the wine to greet it. If autumn sets in, it will still be just the red to have in your glass.
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First shout for this lovely small-production Chianti Classico from Tenuta Cappellina, a large organic, biodiverse estate on the southern edge of the DOCG. New #wineoftheweek
https://t.co/bQOCqNHO2a
#ChiantiClassico #organic #sustainable #biodiverse
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Last shout for this red Gaillac and its nifty rebus before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow https://t.co/TMTWFIElyZ
#Gaillac #FerServadou
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Rébus is a deep coloured, medium-bodied red Gaillac with crunchy hedgerow berry fruit, herbal and black pepper notes and appetising freshness. If you like Loire Cabernet Franc, you’ll like this wine...
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It’s good to see a couple of supermarkets giving red Gaillac a go. We don’t see enough wines from the southwest in the UK. New #wineoftheweek @vinovalie Rébus https://t.co/TMTWFIDNJr
#Gaillac #FerServadou
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Last shout for this bargain Aussie Chardonnay just as I post today's #wineoftheweek
https://t.co/MACZ4ec8dp
#Chardonnay #aussiewine
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There aren’t many places in the world where a family-owned and run winery produces wine of this quality at just £6.75, but the Peace family, now into the third generation, is one of Australian wine’s...
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Trees are our guardians, our bastion against catastrophe Without trees we are defenceless against increased carbon It is incomprehensible that any mature tree is allowed to be killed It is like eliminating your own army 🌳🌲
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🍇 Pilgrims Nook Vineyard (5.12ha), planted in 2019 for English sparkling wine & managed by Simpsons’ Wine Estate, is for sale after 3 successful harvests. 🌿 #VineyardMagazine #SimpsonsWineEstate #Finns
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Bargain Aussie Chardonnay – Andrew Peace Masterpeace (deft name). New #wineoftheweek (with crinkled label from my wine cooler sleeve) https://t.co/MACZ4ec8dp
#Chardonnay #aussiewine @KingslandDrinks
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Last shout for this cracking red Crozes-Hermitage @M_Chapoutier before my #nextwineoftheweek
https://t.co/F8C7A0K9GO
#Syrah #CrozesHermitage #Rhone
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This Crozes-Hermitage Syrah is a beauty: deep ruby, with floral, spicy, sweet earth and red berry aromas and a palate with the characteristic peppery, iron-oxide Crozes tang complementing succulent,...
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