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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
Glenelly is making some increasingly impressive wines from its vineyard on the Simonsberg, Stellenbosch
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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much

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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge

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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

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Glenelly is making some increasingly impressive wines from its vineyard on the Simonsberg, Stellenbosch

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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