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Six bottles of Bass Phillip 2023 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with the estate's wooden case

Bass Phillip: a short history

An engineer planted the wrong grapes in South Gippsland in 1979, changed his mind, and spent forty years making Pinot Noir there. In 2020 a Burgundy grower took it on.

Bass Phillip: a short history

An engineer planted the wrong grapes in South Gippsland in 1979, changed his mind, and spent forty years making Pinot Noir there. In 2020 a Burgundy grower took it on.

Valentini: a short history

A family farm in Loreto Aprutino that bottles a small part of what it grows, says little about how, and makes a Trebbiano that keeps for decades.

Valentini: a short history

A family farm in Loreto Aprutino that bottles a small part of what it grows, says little about how, and makes a Trebbiano that keeps for decades.

Giuseppe Quintarelli: a short history

A century of one family in the hills above Negrar, and the man who set the standard for Amarone by refusing to hurry.

Giuseppe Quintarelli: a short history

A century of one family in the hills above Negrar, and the man who set the standard for Amarone by refusing to hurry.

The wines poured at the Seña lunch at Oswald's, September 2026

Thirty vintages of Seña

In September we hosted Eduardo Chadwick for lunch to mark thirty vintages of Seña and the first UK showing of the 2024. This is the story behind the wine.

Thirty vintages of Seña

In September we hosted Eduardo Chadwick for lunch to mark thirty vintages of Seña and the first UK showing of the 2024. This is the story behind the wine.