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Plus mining company buying vineyard land in Australia and Champagne’s CO 2 emission goals raised. Above, red lines show major flooding across western France in February. Before I get to...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 March 2026
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Wine news in 5
New French grape variety, Argentina's falling exports, UK's rising wine taxes
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 7 February 2026
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Friday 6 February 2026
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In this week leading up to the Master of Wine exams, we continue this series of relatively technical profiles of...
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In this week leading up to the Master of Wine exams, we continue this series of relatively technical profiles of...
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Here, specially for all Master of Wine students thirsty for techie detail, is a particularly technical profile of one of...
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This week and next, in an effort to help all those revising for or taking wine exams, we will be...
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Monty Waldin is the author of Monty Waldin's Biodynamic Wine Guide 2011 (sold via www.lulu.com). For a full list of...
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For a full list of lovingly detailed organic/biodynamic winery profiles featured by Monty Waldin, go to the bottom of this...
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There seem to be far too many terrible things happening at the moment. I tweeted only yesterday about a great...
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10 Feb - And now Paul White sends a long riposte to Bob Campbell's yesterday. I am adding them both...
Tasting articles
Following our recent New Zealand features here on Purple pages – see How NZ can trounce the best and New...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
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Tasting articles
New Zealand may have experienced a grape glut that has seen basic commodity grape prices plummet and a distinct softening...
Book reviews
By Paul O'Doherty. See this complete guide to 2010 book reviews.
Washington Wines and Wineries, Second Edition
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Last week's announcement that the French-owned wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard was selling off its Gisborne winery, Hawke's Bay...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
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Tasting articles
Last week I had the huge pleasure of taking part in an enormously revealing blind tasting at Hardy's wine bar...
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