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The Look of Wine – book review
A compelling call to really look at your wine before you drink it, and appreciate the power of colour. The Look of Wine Reading wine colour Florence de La Rivière...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 9 December 2025
• 7 min read
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Rooted in Change – book review
A courageous book that tackles the unwieldy subject of sustainability in wine with extraordinary detail, pragmatism and warmth. Rooted in Change The stories behind sustainable wine Jane Masters MW and...
Tamlyn Currin
Wednesday 5 November 2025
• 1 min read
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As our 2022 wine writing competition draws to a close, we are sharing some of the feedback you provided in...
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See also Walter's fascinating profile of his mentor, with his penetrating blue eyes and intellect, and light American accent, who...
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8 September 2022 We’re republishing the winning entry to last year’s writing competition with its old-vine theme to remind you...
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20 September 2022 Today is the last day you can vote. You have 24 hours (until 9 am UK time...
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This entry to our 2022 writing competition offers an interesting perspective on sustainable viticulture in Rioja. For more great wine...
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In an interesting twist, this submission to our 2022 writing competition explores the regeneration of cider production in the heart...
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This essay is the second published entry in our WWC22 competition to focus on the Okanagan Valley in Canada. You...
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This is the second published entry to our 2022 wine writing competition to focus on the regenerative efforts of Tablas...
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In this entry to the 2022 writing competition, Craig Camp, manager of Troon Vineyard, which has been discussed in several...
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This submission to our WWC22 competition describes the regenerative practices of a winery in Bairrada, Portugal. See our WWC22 guide...
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This entry to our 2022 writing competition describes the regeneration of Austrian wine. See our WWC22 guide for more.
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