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Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands
Plus an early harvest for ice wine in Germany, and the oldest vine in the world. Above, Domaine Sigalas vineyard (image courtesy of the domaine). As you can see [if...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 28 November 2025
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What are Alpine wines?
Varieties that leap over mountains with no regard for geopolitical borders make definitions tricky, says Wink Lorch. Above, a vineyard at Domaine St-Germain in St-Pierre d’Albigny in Savoie. In June...
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Monday 17 November 2025
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Later Promising young enterprise Stakhovsky Wines in Zakarpattia, western Ukraine, set up by Ukraine's top tennis player, desperately needs 36,000...
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The last group of books that arrived in 2021 is an eclectic bunch that not only roves from America to...
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A tasting of wines from French co-ops took place almost under the Eiffel Tower recently.
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Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
Two old favourites reviewed as we make our way back across the Channel. Above, Sachiko and Mikihiko Sawahata of Bissoh...
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Hilary McGrath writes in, with her entry: 'Hilary McGrath is a French to English translator and proofreader, specialising in wine...
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The Panmans have inadvertently frequented our Purple Pages one way or another over the last 12 years, their beautiful Limoux...
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