Exploring Turkey’s wines with Isa Bal MS
Acclaimed Master Sommelier Isa Bal to turn Producer Michelin starred Trivet already has the largest selection of fine Turkish wine
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Author: Lisse Garnett
The Business of English Wine (4): Cliff Roberson of Roberson Wine transports us from the basements of 60s London to upscale Manhattan, Chile and Bordeaux as he recalls 50 full years in the trade
What do David Bailey, Michael Caine and Cliff Roberson have in common? They’re all working class London boys made good.
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Beautiful wines express a complex path – the wines of La Fiorita owe their existence to the bravery and business acumen of a woman who eventually learned the secret of saying NO
Natalie Oliveros is an astute successful woman with a wonderfully rich life. For the past ten years this New York
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How natural wine conquered the UK: Lisse Garnett interviews Doug Wregg the man that brought it here
Natural wine, ‘the yeast of Eden’, the ‘Devil’s spawn’, or a completely fictional meaningless term – is a very successful
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Modernity meets tradition in Rioja: interviewing Victor Urrutia of CVNE
A wine region born of industry and necessity – just a few hour’s drive from Bordeaux – Rioja was the
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Exploring Hungarian wine: the Hungarian Wine Summit 2022
Eger’s winemakers have rebranded Bulls Blood as Bikavér and are also making salty mineral volcanic whites of distinction. In Tokaj
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Pieter Ferreira – Modern Day Maestro of Bubbles speaks to Lisse Garnett
Dom Pérignon is a mere fable in the face of Saffer stalwart Pieter Ferreira. Famed for his monk-like dedication to
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New Wave Chile is here, with a little help from South Africa: the wines of Longavi
Inspired by the Swartland Revolution, three men have started a cross cultural company making low intervention wines from old vines
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Visiting the Roussillon (2) the Northern Roussillon: Maury, The Aude, Fenouillèdes and The Agly Valley
Mark Walford of Le Soula, Gérard Gauby of Domaine Gauby and Brigitte Verdaguer of Domain Rancy are interviewed by Lisse
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Visiting Château Lagrezette, Alain Dominique Perrin’s private home in Cahors
Lisse Garnett visits the romantic castle of Château Lagrezette, purchased as a ruin and renovated by Alain Dominique Perrin in
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