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Wine language – daft phrases
Last year I wrote about another aspect of wine language: false friends and confusing terms. Today it’s the turn of those vague or meaningless phrases that litter back labels and...
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 26 February 2025
• 1 min read
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Wine language – false friends and confusing terms
Julia Harding MW
Monday 23 September 2024
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