Decanter’s long-standing consultant editor hand-picks fine wines for drinking now and recommends others to lay down, all priced from £25 upwards.
From the cellar
Shortest Day Lunch
Almost 20 years ago, the much-missed practical joker and fortified wine expert, Tim Stanley-Clarke, created the Shortest Day Lunch, attended by his contemporaries in the wine trade and held on the nearest possible day to 21 December at London’s Garrick Club. On that day last year, we celebrated his memory in style.
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Steven Spurrier recommends:
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{"wineId":"18926","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"12881","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"18927","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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