Jancis writes I’ve always said that wine tasting is not a spectator sport, so I take my hat off to all those who, in these strange pandemic-restricted times, have managed to get wine samples to widely dispersed tasters for the online tastings that have proliferated. The gold medal probably has to go to the London-based members’ club 67 Pall Mall, whose staff have done sterling work filling, sealing and despatching samples all over the globe for their incredibly rich tasting...
178 years of port and madeira
Friday 2 July 2021
Three tastings of amazing wines designed to last more than a century. How come we don't value them more?
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