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Who Are Vignobles & Signatures?
Eagle-eyed (and elephant-memoried) readers might recall I wrote a feature on English winemaking collective Sussex Wineries a while back. Well,Continue Reading
How To Write A Restaurant Review
How to write a restaurant review: my top 20 tips If you want to know how hard it is toContinue Reading
What Is Noble Rot In Wine?
What Is Noble Rot? Noble rot: it sounds like a high-status sexually transmitted disease (the Italian translation, Muffa nobile, soundsContinue Reading
Lilo Hard Seltzer: An Exclusive Sneak Peek
If you’re reading this in the UK, there’s a decent chance you haven’t yet heard of hard seltzer — unlessContinue Reading
New Miraval White Wine, From Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie’s Estate, Exclusively At Co-op
You may have heard of Miraval as the winery famously bought by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. But, of course, Hollywood’sContinue Reading
New Aldi Classic Icons Range Of Premium Wines Launched Online
Aldi are ramping up their campaign to elbow their way onto your festive drinks shelf with a re-launch of theirContinue Reading
Caviar-Infused Vodka: Erm… Why?
I’ve just received a press release that begins “L’Orbe is the story of a new elixir”. Ooh, tell me more. MyContinue Reading
Augmented Reality Wine! A Look At Journey’s End’s Identity Range
I’ve been predicting a virtual reality boom for decades. Personally I’m looking forward to the Star Trek Holodeck days whenContinue Reading
Welcome To The Online Wine Tasting Club
This year, many locked-down home-workers, like myself, have noticed an increase in both wine consumption and visits from the postie.Continue Reading
A Direct Petit Chablis Comparison
Chablis: A wine from the Chablis region of northern France. Although it’s part of the Burgundy region, Chablis is actuallyContinue Reading
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