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Andrew Jefford: ‘At that moment, it sunk in. Yes, the Sherry world has changed’
Exploring changes in the world of Sherry...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Just go there. Look around. Stand in the landscape’
Exploring wine through travel...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Hugh Johnson: ‘I let the essence of Musigny weave its spell around me’
Notes from a memorable Burgundy dinner...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Katherine Cole: ‘Steiner’s biodynamic viticulture thrives, despite outrageous statements that have come to light’
Katherine Cole on the mixed legacy of Rudolf Steiner...
By Katherine Cole Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Is this California’s Mediterranean wine lab?’
Versatility in California...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The suggestion: Different wines leave you in different altered states’
Do different wines possess different emotional watermarks...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Karen MacNeil: ‘2023 was as perfect as any Napa vintage in living memory’
Karen MacNeil on a vintage 'no one will ever forget'...
By Karen MacNeil Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘A Hermès tie calls for a plain shirt’
Hugh Johnson on choosing wine in a restaurant...
By Hugh Johnson Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Barcelona declared a drought emergency on 1 February’
Andrew Jefford on the impact of drought in viticulture...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Aldo Fiordelli: ‘Deep historical reasons connect Italians to the bitter taste in wine’
Aldo Fiordelli on the Italian love for bitterness...
By Aldo Fiordelli Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Without the younger generation we’ll lose farming as it exists here’
Andrew Jefford on a new enterprise in Napa...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Serious wine glasses are intimidating: They’re a prelude to silence and endeavour’
Andrew Jefford on a lighthearted choice of wine glass...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Global warming appears to have lurched Bordeaux forward into a changed state’
The effect of reliably hot summers in Bordeaux...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Katherine Cole: ‘Yes, we are all doomed to die. But wine won’t do us in’
Katherine Cole on alcohol in moderation...
By Katherine Cole Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’
Andrew Jefford on chemicals in wine...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘There is real excitement to be found among neglected grape varieties’
Hugh Johnson on the merits of forgotten varieties...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘For an emerging region, success with a grape like Chardonnay proves tricky’
Winemaking in Virginia...
By Elaine Chukan Brown Published
