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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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This entry to our WWC22 competition takes us to the remote Azores. For more great wine writing, see our WWC22...
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This entry in our WWC22 competition takes us to Ribeira Sacra in north-west Spain. For more great wine writing, see...
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This entry in our WWC22 competition explores the post-pandemic regeneration of South Africa's wine industry. For more great wine writing...
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The fourth entry in our WWC22 competition takes us to Campania in Italy. For more great wine writing, see our...
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The third entry in our WWC22 competition, on Fukuoka lessons. For more great wine writing, see our WWC22 guide.
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The second of our WWC22 competition entries, on regenerating a desert. For more great wine writing, see our WWC22 guide...
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We were delighted to receive more than 70 entries in this year’s wine writing competition, despite the complexity of the...
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1 July 2022 A big thank-you to all those who sent in entries this year – far more than we...
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We're delighted to announce a special Judges' Selection prize for this year's wine writing contest in addition to the prizes...
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This year's prizes for our winning wine writers involve trees, both dead and alive.
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1 March 2022 The author of the competition entry below, Yulja Kryvoshei, sends this message.
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The last group of books that arrived in 2021 is an eclectic bunch that not only roves from America to...
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