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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 Tamlyn Currin started doing wine classes with Michael Schmidt about five years ago, and then went down the more conventional...
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Inside information Bisso Atanassov, longstanding purple pager who was for long based in Moscow but who is now studying for a master's...
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Inside information Three months have now passed since I started as a vineyard worker at Gusbourne Estate. During those months I have...
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Inside information The results from Acker Merrall & Condit’s recent auction previewed here, contrast somewhat with their first attempt to capitalise on...
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Inside information London wine merchant Swig, who sell 'artisan wines from around the world', has invited purple pagers to a walk-around tasting...
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Inside information The reason I made my very first trip to Australia and was able to write my recent report on the...
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Inside information Please find below the code that purple pagers may use when booking tickets at the forthcoming London tasting of Cotswold...
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Inside information “Who will buy my sweet red grapes?”, as the rose seller in the musical version of Oliver Twist nearly said...
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Inside information Part one of this report gave an overview of the Hong Kong wine market. This part takes a closer look...
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Inside information On 27 Feb this year, duty rates on all alcohol except spirits were abolished in Hong Kong in a move...
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Inside information British wine warehouse chain Majestic Wine announced its half-yearly results today, featuring a slide in profitablity that reflects the grim...
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Inside information " The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes...
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Inside information The weeks after harvest plod on like a protracted hangover. There is a deadened sense of pace at Gusbourne Estate...
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Inside information Details are sketchy, but the sale of Chateau Montelena, Napa Valley landmark winery, to Swiss businessman Michel Reybier, owner of...
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Inside information I hear it was snowing in London last week. Well it wasn’t a great deal warmer in Sydney the week...
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Inside information It will be fascinating to see what sort of prices are fetched by the super-starry lots in two major fine...
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