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Azenhas do Mar, Portugal
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The wines of this Portuguese region are emerging from the shadows of their history. Above, Azenhas do Mar in Colares. Come back tomorrow for wine reviews and producer details. Four...

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Inside information 16 Dec – According to one report, a total of five hectares in Castellina in Chianti has been sequestered by...
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Inside information After months of speculation, leading importer and distributor of wine in China ASC announced earlier today that the majority stake...
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Inside information It's crisp and cold in London today, perfect weather for one of my favourite wines, madeira, wonderfully crisp yet warming...
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Inside information Until recently, I had always viewed Chilean wine as a bit like vacuum-packed pasta: dependable and functional but hardly exciting...
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Inside information Written by Giles Fallowfield. Champagne retail prices in France and the UK continue to fall, depressed by stocks at an...
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Inside information The UK pre-Christmas supermarket champagne wars are hotting up. See members' forum for comment on Morrisons supposed special deal on...
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Inside information An eclectic mix of winemakers (Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard, Zelma Long of Long Vineyards and Vilafonte and the...
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Inside information As I reported here, in a 24-hour period in mid October, between 2 and 10 inches (5–25 cm) of rain...
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Inside information Michael Schmidt, who last month gave us an excellent and detailed account of the 2008 and 2007 Grosse Gewächse German...
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Inside information To European colonists, the Marlborough region in New Zealand must have looked ideal for grape-growing: striking hillsides offering every thinkable...
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Inside information In a move that is unlikely to make her many friends among other producers of Hermitage, Caroline Frey, Paul Jaboulet...
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Inside information The Assoenologi, Italy’s association of oenologists, has officially declared the 2009 vintage ‘very good’, a positive assessment in an otherwise...
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Inside information After my last diary entry, bemoaning the financial perils of juggling self-employment, loan applications and the MW course fees, I...
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Inside information FINE Wine Magazines, run from Finland but with editions in many important wine markets, have just released their stab at...
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Inside information Written by Giles Fallowfield. Non-vintage champagne based on the 2009 harvest should be particularly good, even though we may have...
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Inside information Written by Giles Fallowfield. Some producers are already pronouncing the 2009 Champagne harvest 'excellent' and comparing it with vintages such...
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