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Don't quote me A pumping bass and mic-drops at the Château du Clos de Vougeot mark changing times in the heart of Burgundy...

Don't quote me Can anyone beat this for name-dropping? If last month’s diary was a little short on action, this month’s is action-packed...

Don't quote me Warning: this will be one of my shortest diaries ever as nothing much happens in August, I’m delighted to say...

Don't quote me A month of contrasts. After a busy start, life has really, really calmed down for me this month. Which is...

Don't quote me A month in which the travel highlight was ballooning in Anatolia. We were not alone, as you can see. We...

Don't quote me After an encouraging start, the 2023 en primeur campaign ran out of steam, reports Nick Martin of Wine Owners –...

Don't quote me A pairing that proves that sparkling wine can match just about anything – and a tip on a tool that...

Don't quote me Fine-wine merchant Jan-Erik Paulson looks through his notebooks and shares his tasting notes on this famous Bordeaux first growth –...

Don't quote me As action-packed as ever. Above: the crowd in Vintners' Hall for a session for Women in Wine London at the...

Don't quote me Jan-Erik Paulson supplies another panoply of tasting notes on a famous Bordeaux château to complement his earlier Pichon Baron vertical...

Don't quote me A lot of eating, a lot of travelling and a certain amount of visiting vineyards, including this rather difficult-to-manage one...

Don't quote me Jan-Erik Paulson, semi-retired from his fine-wine company Rare Wine, has offered to share with us his experience of verticals of...

Don't quote me Tastings, dinners and a lunch – this month none of them struck out in the diary, unlike January and February...

Don't quote me Sure, Cabernet Sauvignon works well with lamb. But have you tried lamb with Verdejo? The view from my desk right...

Don't quote me Recuperation and an injection of 74-year-old camaraderie. Left to right above, Joanna Delaforce, Tim Littler, Tony Stebbings, Tim How, David...

Don't quote me There's a reason the Hungarians celebrate Furmint February : it may be the ultimate winter white. See the bowl of...