My second edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine edited by Jancis Robinson MW was thumbed to within an inch of its life when...
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If a group of civilians being put through their paces by “veterans” at a boot camp sounds familiar, perhaps you’ve been watching BBC2’s...
I have been in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales for the best part of two weeks. First, visiting producers and getting...
I’m very much looking forward to presenting two Alentejo masterclasses today at Nuno Mendes’ recently launched Taberna do Mercado in Spitalfields market....
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Oddbins’ The Palate is back! The mega amateur wine tasting competition attracted 21,000 entrants last year, clued up amateurs and complete novices...
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I am just back from holidays, which included a fabulous week long sea kayaking expedition around the beautiful, crystal clear waters of...
Last week leading natural wine specialist Les Caves de Pyrene presented their first “Feats of Clay” tasting dedicated to wines aged in...
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2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18