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Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’
Andrew Jefford looks back at a year tainted by awful weather, causing havoc for winemakers cross the world, with none suffering more horribly than the growers of Germany's Ahr Valley.
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Column: Christmas Day drinks – a ‘real-world’ guide
A light-hearted take on your Christmas day running order...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’
Might our palate be conditioned by visual cues and cultural constructs? Andrew Jefford argues that tasting is a synesthetic experience greatly affected by assumptions and expectations - which even the shape of a bottle can alter.
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Hugh Johnson: ‘What can irritate me is change for change’s sake’
Hugh Johnson's latest column on the wine world...
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Climate change: rethinking your drinking
Winemaking has an impact on the environment – that’s inarguable. Efforts to lessen that impact have begun across the industry, but what can the concerned consumer do? Rupert Joy finds out.
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Peter Richards MW: ‘Now is a good time to be a wine drinker in the UK’
The UK wine industry has faced challenges, on multiple fronts, in the past year. The sector has reacted with creativity, adaptability and, Peter Richards MW argues, this is a particularly exciting period to be a wine consumer on British shores.
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Stories should cling to wine like mussels to rope’
Is the way wine brands communicate too stiff and dull? Often, but with notable exceptions. Andrew Jefford argues wine should lower its brow and embrace a natural affinity with people, places and stories.
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Vinocalypse now: the quest for uniqueness in California
'Building greater complexity through extreme genetic diversity...'
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En Primeur virtual wine tastings: How the US went digital
Elin McCoy - like many others - got to grips with virtual tastings during the pandemic...
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Terre del Barolo: Don’t underestimate cooperatives
Andrew Jefford shines a light on Terre del Barolo, an important cooperative with a new venture...
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Hugh Johnson: In praise of half bottles
why we should be drinking more half bottles...
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Anson: New Catena Institute study shows the value of terroir
Jane Anson reflects on why our understanding of terroir is so important...
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Forget gadgets and age wine gracefully, says Tony Aspler
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Wine tasting: an expert guide
Do you want to hone your palate? Victoria Moore asked some of the world’s greatest wine experts to share their wine tasting techniques including how to recognise aroma and flavour, gauging drinking windows and five brilliant resources for wine tasting tips.
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Insight: How Japan is defining its own wine culture
Reporting on Japan's wine culture...
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Bordeaux vineyard prices in 2020: Trends to watch
From frost hitting prices to the rise of famous appellations, Jane Anson analyses the new figures...
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Anson: Bordeaux 2020 harvest – An insider guide
How the Bordeaux 2020 vintage is shaping up...
