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Matching wine with Asian food, part 5 – sweet/savoury and umami
Part five of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click here for all the articles in this series so far published...
Richard Hemming MW
Thursday 22 January 2026
• 4 min read
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The map is not the terroir – Normandy as a wine region
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Thursday 15 January 2026
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A down-to-earth taster before our big Bordeaux compilation of tasting notes to be published tomorrow. The real division in Bordeaux...
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Since Tesco are currently offering 25% off six or more bottles of wine and champagne bought in store or online...
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As I travelled across California this summer and autumn a few things proved consistent. Most vineyards – whether hillside or...
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