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Wine Literature

When I began my career as a wine merchant I was kindly gifted a book. It wasnโ€™t new and definitely didnโ€™t come with a gift receipt. It was a well-used, slightly yellowing copy of Alexis Lichineโ€™s, Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits: the reference book said giver had been using since he first bought it back […]

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Wine Literature

Tasting Season

Tastings are back in full swing and keeping us busy.  However, whilst these events are a perk of the job, not all of them, or the wines showcased, are wholeheartedly successful.  The recent Nebbiolo day held in London happened to coincide with a transport strike; as we had cycled there and inevitably had to cycle

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Vietti Masseria Barbaresco DOCG

California – Judgement Of Paris

In honour of the late Steven Spurrier we have put together a list ofย Californian wines: some that featured in his famousย 1976 Judgement of Parisย tasting where they outperformed their French counterparts, and some that didnโ€™t but certainly benefited from the event.ย  Spurrier played a key role in the development of New World wines and particularly those

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Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello

Russian Roulette

Opening a bottle of wine to discover itโ€™s too old, too young, faulty, or worse, just distinctly average, is fairly irritating. But it shouldnโ€™t put you off trying something new. We like to experiment and take risks with wine, thatโ€™s how we started out and we continue to open weird and wonderful bottles on an

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spanna 1977

Starting Early

I donโ€™t come from a family of wine drinkers. My father was in the Royal Navy and the extent of his drinking was one glass of Pusserโ€™s Rum before bedtime each night.  My motherโ€™s drinking stretched to a glass of Piesporter if we ever happened to find ourselves in a restaurant, and perhaps two glasses of

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Vintage Krug

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