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The Jancis Robinson Story, episode 6 – maturing
The penultimate episode of a seven-part podcast series giving the definitive story of Jancis’s life and career so far. For the rest of the series, click here. This episode is...
Richard Hemming MW
Sunday 14 December 2025
• 29 min read
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From iron ore to flor in South Africa's wild west
On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports. Saldanha’s castle is an improbable one. As you stream into the West Coast outpost...
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Thursday 11 December 2025
• 1 min read
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Matching wine with Asian food, part 4 – floral/fragrant and citric
Richard Hemming MW
Thursday 11 December 2025
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