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New Member: Jeroen Bronkhorst

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Jeroen Bronkhorst is founder of Wijnstudio, a WSET wine school with venues all over the Netherlands. He is a Certified Madeira Wine Educator, Certified Sherry Educator, Certified Port Educator, Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto, and an Ambassador for the German VDP. In the past, Jeroen was the owner and chef of a restaurant, awarded twice for ‘Best National Wine List’. Having both a ch...
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New Member: Jeff Burrows

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Jeff Burrows writes an award-winning wine blog, Food Wine Click! He holds the WSET Diploma and is a certified educator. He is interested in organic, biodynamic, regenerative viticulture, and in hybrid grapes. Jeff resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Dijon, France.   We welcome Jeff to the Circle and look forward to sharing his news and features on The Circular!
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Meet the Friend: Michele Bertuzzo, Studio Cru

Posted on by Becky Sue Epstein
Michele Bertuzzo is the CEO of Studio Cru, “a communication agency specialised in wine and high-end gastronomy” based in Vicenza, Italy. In a sentence or two, could you describe the mission and scope of your company? Studio Cru supports wineries in discovering what truly makes them unique and inimitable. We seek the most effective language to express this uniqueness and connect people around new...
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New Member: Benjamin Roelfs

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Originally trained as a sommelier, Benjamin Roelfs from Netherlands has seamlessly blended his passion for wine with his talent for writing. When he's not immersed in his full-time role in the wine industry, he devotes his time to crafting thoughtful, insightful articles—primarily focused on Alsace, the region he knows best. His work has appeared in renowned publications such as The Drinks Busines...
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A first-timer’s wild ride at ProWein

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After years of hearing the buzz, Robert Smyth finally made it to what until recently has been the wine world’s biggest playground: ProWein. Armed with a notebook in one hand and a tasting glass in the other, he dove headfirst into the chaos, the chatter, and the clinking glasses of Düsseldorf. The air was thick with excitement and foreboding, what with talk of impending US tariff hikes, as other ...
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Let’s Talk About… April’s extremely topical sessions

Posted on by Liz Sagues
Liz Sagues recaps the highly topical talks this month in the Circle's Let's Talk About... series. The second of the two April Let’s Talk About... sessions could hardly have been more topical. As Benjamin North Spencer recounted the story of the new wines of Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano rumbled and grumbled in the background, in its most explosive eruption for more than two decades. The...
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Members’ insights: Navigating the trade war

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Circle members share their perspectives on how wine writers and communicators should respond to the current trade war, and what the future might hold. These interviews are part of Meg Maker's 'Navigating the trade war – a communicator’s role From the Chair: Navigating the trade war – a communicator’s role' feature.   Sunny Hodge (UK) In the short term, Hodge anticipates wine communicator...
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From two sides of the river

Posted on by Beverley Blanning MW
In this extract from Beverley Blanning MW’s Wines of the Loire Valley, published by The Classic Wine Library, Beverly intricately introduces the subtle and not so subtle differences between Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé. Sancerre: easy to say, easy to understand, easy to drink and, it seems, easy to sell. These crisp and vibrant white wines are the Loire’s most reliable calling card worldwide and by ...
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New Member: David Way

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Meet the Friend: Hermione Ireland

Posted on by Becky Sue Epstein
Hermione Ireland, head of boutique wine publisher Académie du Vin Library, answers a few questions to introduce herself and her company to the wine communicators of CWW.The Académie du Vin Library is “dedicated to publishing the finest wine writing of the past, the present and the future.”   In a sentence or two, could you describe the mission and scope of your company, including any rele...
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