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Pop the Brít-Nat
Britpop move over; here comes Brít-Nat with pop-the-crown-cap controversy and edgy attitude. Henry writes On the day that the soon-to-be-legendary June heatwave of 2026 landed, Tamlyn and I headed to...
Henry Jeffreys
• 13 min read
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Meinklang, Prosa Rosé Frizzante 2024 Österreich
A magical sparkling wine from Austria, from €9, £15.50, $16.95. It is, some say, the time when magic is strongest … the summer solstice, when the fairy folk come and...
Tamlyn Currin
• 1 min read
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This is one of two articles investigating where Franciacorta as an Italian traditional-method sparkling wine region stands today. See also...
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In late June I was contacted by the woman responsible for promoting the sparkling wines of Trentino, known as TrentoDoc...
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From €8.90, £14.22 for the Tradicional; and €6.20, £14.40 for the Vatua!
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This article has been syndicated. It is a truism that as you go through life the topics you discuss most...
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Because I am Catalan, Cava is a wine I am very accustomed to drinking; it is an indispensable companion to...
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Two years after the Franciacorta Consorzio opened a London office (see Walter Speller's Franciacorta sets its sights on the UK)...
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Now that Lambrusco is no longer unequivocally dismissed as cheap and nasty (see Tam's recent enthusiasm, for example), I can...
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This is a rather longer version of an article published in the Financial Times, with a total of 24 as...
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See Sorting through the assortments for a guide to the many collections of tasting notes already published. Our final assortment...
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See Sorting through the assortments for a guide to the collections of tasting notes already published and those yet to...
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Don't quote me
See Tam's 36 tasting notes and her explanation of them.From a region respected for its glorious voices (cue Pavarotti), its...
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A version of this article is also published in the Financial Times. See also Stevenson's world champions . While it...
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