Blog Posts

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The white wine that thinks it's a red

21st May 2018

I normally avoid the word unique, but when it comes to the wines from one volcanic island in the Mediterranean I have no qualms.

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Madame Bollinger Medal 30th Celebrations

8th May 2018

Sam Caporn MW

On Thursday 3rd May a rather wonderful lunch was held to celebrate the 30th Anniversary (1988-2018) of the Madame Bollinger Medal for Excellence in Tasting being awarded, which I was absolutely delighted to have won in 2011 when I passed the dissertation and became a member of the Institute of Masters of Wine.

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Eduardo Chadwick Maxes Out

11th April 2018

Anthony Rose

Last week, Eduardo Chadwick, owner and president of Viña Errázuriz, became the first Chilean to be crowned Decanter Man of the Year.

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White Beauty

4th April 2018

Joanna Simon

When I first heard about a Sangiovese bianco, I didn’t even know if we were talking about a white mutation of the Sangiovese grape or a Blanc de Noirs

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Veuve Clicquot 200th Rosé Anniversary Celebrations

20th March 2018

Sam Caporn MW

The 200th Anniversary celebrations in Reims, to commemorate Madame Clicquots pioneering blending of rosé champagne, were nothing short of spectacular......

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Sakura, Sake and Satisfaction

16th March 2018

Anthony Rose

The cherry blossom (sakura) season is iunder way and with it much festive drinking of sake. This Q&A should put you in the mood for Japan's national drink which is now growing hugely in popularity.

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A long awaited successor

5th March 2018

Joanna Simon

A decade after the last Blanc des Millénaires was introduced, it's successor has finally been released

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Iconic Dry White Bordeaux

20th February 2018

Sam Caporn MW

An opportunity to taste through some iconic dry white Bordeaux from the likes of Château Margaux and Mouton was too good to pass up, but did the wines live up to their pedigree status?

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The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

12th February 2018

Anthony Rose

Like the proverbial bad penny, St.Valentine’s Day is back, only it's going to cost us all quite a bit more than a penny if we succumb to the blandishments on offer from the purveyors of pink. So here is your survival guide, pink tongue only half in pink cheek.