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Wine boot camp 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...
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Julia Harding MW Wednesday 26 February 2025 • 1 min read
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Wine boot camp What's in your wine?
Julia Harding MW Wednesday 20 November 2024 • 1 min read
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Wine boot camp Wine language – false friends and confusing terms
Julia Harding MW Monday 23 September 2024 • 1 min read

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