Cork versus screwcap: a major tasting including older wines, with some interesting results
This was an amazing tasting, hosted by Stephen Browett of Farr Vintners, comparing the same wines sealed under cork and
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Wine Science
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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Everflyht: a journey into regenerative viticulture with this excellent English wine producer
Website: https://www.everflyht.com/ This was an interesting day out. I headed down to Ditchling in West Sussex with a group of
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Gingin and Mendoza, unravelling the mystery of these two related Chardonnay clones
Travel to Australia and New Zealand and you’ll hear extensive discussion about two clones of Chardonnay: Gingin and Mendoza. They
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In an important and brave move, UK supermarket Tesco releases a wine made from a disease-resistant grape variety called Floreal
UK supermarket Tesco has made a brave move. They have launched a wine from a disease-resistant hybrid variety called Floreal,
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Grape vines in the wild: what they looked like before domestication
I’m fascinated by wild vines. We are so used to seeing vines growing neatly in rows in vineyards that sometimes
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Organic spraying: a quick case study
While I was in the Dobbin vineyard in Niagara, Canada, a tractor went by with a spray recovery system. I
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Catching up with Plaimont, the super-cooperative focusing on recovering lost grape varieties in France’s southwest
Website: https://www.plaimont.com/en/ Plaimont have a thing about looking for disappeared (or nearly disappeared) grapes, and this tasting was a great
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Spigamonti, a new old grape in Valpolicella with distinctive features
Back in 2009 I did a tasting of some recovered grape varieties in Valpolicella. This is a region dominated by
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Video and gallery: Festival del Potatare, the Simonit & Sirch pruning festival 2024
I’m just back from the Festival del Potatare, the second edition of the pruning festival organized by industry leading pruning
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