Faulkner said that: ‘Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar.’
That struck a chord in me as a frenzied August saw me packing in a few days on the road, including a trip home, a trip that definitely struck me as sad, nostalgic and familiar.
Somehow, between it all, I found the time to taste more than 300 wines. It was a whirlwind.
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Clive’s top 10 wines from August
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{"wineId":"100573","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100537","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100213","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100571","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100575","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100199","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100572","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100574","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100576","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100419","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
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