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Blind tasting, tested
From theory to practice: an MW critiques his own tasting prowess. Or lack of. Inspired by Sam’s Mission Blind Tasting series, I signed up for a tasting called ‘Burgundy or...
Richard Hemming MW
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At last weekend's global test of blind wine tasting, 'our' team did really rather well. Many of you were kind...
Andrea's salon
I’ve long been troubled by the disparity between the enormous, glorious galaxy of feelings that wine elicits, and the narrow...
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12 April 2018 In recognition of the fact that this is the official Bordeaux primeurs week, during which Julia is...
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Oxford romped home, again, in yesterday morning’s Oxford v Cambridge wine-tasting match organised by Champagne Pol Roger, notching up a...
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Recently retired specialist Loire broker Charles Sydney (pictured here with his wife and colleague Philippa) reports on his experiences of...
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There is strong message from Tam about the third example of her 40+ recent book reviews that she has chosen...
Hemming's spittoon
I think they call it the coal face of wine tasting because your teeth end up looking like a coal...
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Zimbabwean-born Tam and I went briefly to gloriously autumnal Burgundy last weekend to witness the performance of the Zimbabwe team...
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Erica Platter, who introduced four remarkable Zimbabwean Supersommeliers to us in April 2016, now reveals that a film is to...
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Pierazzo da Feltre, one of the honourably mentioned finalists in our wine writing competition, urges us to take up the...
Hemming's spittoon
Optical illusion courtesy of MedithIT
Implicitly, we trust our senses. Our sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell are constantly assessing...
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Caroline Gilby MW is well known in wine circles for her unrivalled knowledge of wine production in eastern Europe. She...
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James Flewellen is no stranger to JancisRobinson.com. See, for example, this review of a book on wine tasting he co-wrote...
Book reviews
For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2016, see this guide .
Your Wine Questions...
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A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See this follow-up symposium o minerality in...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Wine tourism is flourishing as never before and bottles...
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