Highlights: Mitchelton Cabernet Shiraz 1973 Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia
This is a remarkable wine. On the night before the Pinot Massif event that brought 40-odd winemakers together at Mitchelton
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Highlights: Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet
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Andrew Caillard and The Australian Ark, perhaps the best wine book ever written!
Website: https://australianark.com Andrew Caillard’s ‘The Australian Ark’ is one of the most amazing wine books ever written. I caught up
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Highlights: MMAD Grenache 2022 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale
Tried this wine with a few wine folk after dinner last night and was really impressed. From the Shaw &
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Alcohol, health, the social licence of drinking and neo-prohibitionism – an important topic for the wine trade to engage with
How much can you drink without damaging your health? Is there a safe level of drinking? Are government guidelines on
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Sciara: Stef Yim’s impressive Etna wines, including the highest vineyard in Europe
Website: https://www.sciaraetna.com/ Jamie Goode catches up with Stef Yim of Sciara Dell’Etna, one of the most interesting producers from this
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Wine bars: L’Enoteca, Malmö, Sweden
Website: https://lenoteca.se/ On a recent trip to Sweden I had some time to spare in Malmö before heading over the
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Tasting interesting wines in Stockholm, generating word cloud tasting notes with an expert group
I recently did a seminar in for wine folk in Stockholm – at Vinkällan, the Scanadnavian Wine Academy – which
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Bordeaux 2022: tasting the wines from this much-hyped vintage now they are in bottle
Each year I look forward to tasting the most recently bottled vintage of Bordeaux. These wines will have been shown
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Highlights: Château Musar 2004 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Website: https://chateaumusar.com/ Musar is the most famous name in Lebanese wine. I remember buying this distinctive wine when I first
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