Objectivity in wine tasting: an appeal to sculpture
Bernini’s sculpture Apollo and Daphne dates back to 1625, and is a striking work. Interestingly, Bernini intended it to be
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Armenian wine: a brief study
Website: The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia Armenia is an interesting country for wine. With its neighbour, Georgia, it
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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine
Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling
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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe
Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to
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New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London
Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September
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Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that’s currently expanding its sights
Website: finewinesdirectuk.com Nigel O’Sullivan is the man behind Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that has expanded to sell
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Simpsons Wine Estate: leading still and sparkling wines from the Kent North Downs, England
Website: https://simpsonswine.com/ Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit a relatively new winery in the Kent North Downs who are making
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Regenerative viticulture: what is it, and why all the fuss now?
There are lots of different ways of farming vineyards. Conventional, sustainable, organic, biodynamic – and now we have the newcomer
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Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: 95 top wines tasted and rated
This was the first chance to taste through a wide selection of top Bordeaux reds from the 2019 vintage in
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Querciabella, one of Tuscany’s top wineries, who employ vegan biodynamics
Querciabella was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni, who had made money in steel and had fallen in love
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