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Napa's new AVA, a massive wine-fraud bust, UK harvest woes, hidden sugar in 'dry' wine
Plus musings on Hong Kong’s liquor-duty slashing as incentive to revive its nightlife. Above, Bremer Family Winery, one of the wineries within California's new Crystal Springs of Napa Valley AVA...
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Saturday 19 October 2024
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