The ‘Joan is awful’ effect, and why people working in wine shouldn’t fall for it
‘Joan Is Awful’ is the first episode of the sixth series of Black Mirror, written by Charlie Brooker. It aired
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Discovering the Mâconnais (13) Domaines Auvigue
Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/en-domaines-auvigue/ Auvigue is the jewel in the crown of Maison Jean Loron, which is one of the oldest and
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Discovering the Mâconnais (12) Les Vignerons de Mancey
Website: https://www.lesvigneronsdemancey.fr/en/ Les Vignerons de Mancey is, as the name suggests, a cooperative cellar. But it’s a small cooperative, around
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Discovering the Mâconnais (11) Domaine Eric et Catherine Giroud
Website: https://www.domainegiroud.fr/ I met with Eric and Catherine on a lovely July day in one of their vineyards, along with
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Exploring the Macedon Ranges (3) Cobaw Ridge and Joshua Cooper Wines
Cobaw Ridge is a really interesting producer, based on the north side of the Macedon Ranges in Victoria, Australia. When
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Exploring the Macedon Ranges (2): Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable project focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ This is a remarkable project from Robert Walters, who for over 15 years has been wine buyer for
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Exploring the Macedon Ranges (4): Bindi, one of Australia’s leading wineries
Website: https://bindiwines.com.au/ In the Macedon ranges, a short drive from Melbourne, Michael Dhillon (pictured above) is currently making some of
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A big tasting of Japanese wines
I’ve been following Japanese wine for a while, and a while back I attended a large tasting of Japanese wines
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The disappearing middle
We see lots of cheap wine, lots of expensive wine, but what’s happened to all those mid-priced wines? One of
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Rosé roundup: tasting and rating a wide selection of pink wines
Rosé is an important wine category, but still it struggles to be taken seriously by wine geeks. But it’s commercially
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