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Winter Warmers at Grape Minds

23rd January 2026 Summertown, Oxford Hosted by Grape Minds 8 wines

8 warming wines from around the world.

Wines Tasted

1

Paul Anheuser Kreuznacher Forst Grauer Burgunder

Nahe, Germany
Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris) 100%

A pristine example of German Pinot Gris from the Nahe valley. The Kreuznacher Forst vineyard deli...

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2

Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco

Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo Blanco 100%

A genuinely unusual wine made from Tempranillo Blanco—a natural white mutation of red Tempranillo...

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3

Vignobles Gueissard Bandol Rosé

Bandol, Provence, France
Mourvèdre dominant, with Grenache and Cinsault

Bandol is Provence's most serious rosé appellation, and this Gueissard bottling shows why. Mourvè...

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4

Domaine de l'Espigouette Plan de Dieu

CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne Villages, France
Grenache dominant, with Syrah and Mourvèdre

Plan de Dieu ("God's Plain") is one of the RhĂ´ne's finest Villages appellations, and this wine sh...

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5

Kakheti Bedoba Saperavi

Kakheti, Georgia
Saperavi 100%

From the birthplace of wine comes this intensely characterful Saperavi. Georgia's signature red g...

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6

Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon

Colchagua Valley, Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Merlot 10%

Montes Alpha is one of Chile's most iconic wines and helped put Chilean Cabernet on the global ma...

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7

Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia
Shiraz 100%

Lionheart delivers everything you'd expect from Barossa Shiraz: bold, rich, and unapologetically ...

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8

Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
Corvina (dominant), Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara

Ripasso is known as "baby Amarone"—made by re-fermenting Valpolicella wine on the dried grape ski...

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