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Oceanic wine
Chris Howard asks, if there’s such a thing as volcanic wine, can there be oceanic wine? Above, seals on the beach where the Pacific meets the Russian River – not...
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Those who read my paean of praise a year ago to the charms of the market in the Place Carnot...
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Michael Schmelzer, who runs the Chianti Classico estate Monte Bernardi in Panzano, writes: When it first became official that the...
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Some Bastille Day thoughts from Nick. Schadenfreude, joy provoked by the misery of others, is not a sentiment many of...
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In How to be a wine faker, I argued that the most effective way for wine counterfeiters to establish their...
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At the launch of Graham's Ne Oublie last week I was asked by a Portuguese television interviewer what I thought...
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Ancient wood-aged port? Check. Late nineteenth century pedigree? Check. Hand-crafted presentation box? Check. Bespoke crystal decanter? Check. Scottish stopper? Check...
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Everything is relative. Take, for example, scoring 20/20. For eyesight it’s considered merely normal; for wine it is anything but...
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Tamlyn Currin is our queen of the tasting notes database, now nearly 100,000-strong, and does a wonderful job doing her...
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The 2010 Barolo vintage, which was received with much excitement earlier this year, especially in the United States, was, as...
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27 June 2014: In response to my final comment below, about the Bachelet 2009s, Bill Nanson tells me that the...
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Taste for yourself if you're around London next month. See this offer for Purple Pagers. Now that the dust has...
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Yohan Castaing writes:The book Vino Business has caused quite a stir in the world of wine since its recent publication...
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Walter's tasting notes on the Amarone 2010s are now published.
This year's presentation of the new Amarone 2010 vintage, tasting...
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See also Walter's wine-by-wine review of the just-released 2009 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino and the 2008 Riservas, including a...
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On Friday Stephan Reinhardt (pictured here by Martin Hemmi) announced that he had resigned as the chief editor of Swiss-German...
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See also Bordeaux 2013 – Parker delays primeurs verdict.
Négociants in Bordeaux are facing a worrying Christmas and 2014, according...
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