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WHO's health taxes, more Australian wine aid, nine new Master Sommeliers
Plus good news for Canadian consumers, an update on Ireland's cancer warnings and an alternative to SO 2 in the winery. And, because it made me laugh, a man who...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 18 July 2025
• 1 min read
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Pot in the pink – the renaissance of Irish pot-still whiskey
Dave Broom
Tuesday 27 May 2025
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EU wine industry aid, Ireland’s health labels, German exports grow, China’s white-wine boom
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 29 March 2025
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