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Atlantic wines & The wines of Portugal
Meet the Friend: Kate Sweet, Limm PR
Kate Sweet has been 'wine curious' ever since she can remember and today is one of the leading PRs in the drinks industry, working at Limm Communications with a range of brands and clients from vintage Cognac to grower Champagne. In this interview, we discover why she's desperate to enjoy a glass of rosé overlooking the Med very soon, but will take a pass on the Gewürztraminer.
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Memoirs of a Freeloader: Stephen Brook’s vinous highlights
Having written approaching 40 books on wine, Stephen Brook, also a contributing editor at Decanter, now turns his attention to recounting his own vast and varied experiences in relation to the vine in his book titled Memoirs of a Freeloader. This vinous autobiography charts his transition to wine writing from being a commissioning editor, and cleverly captures what really goes on behind the scenes...
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A study of Sekt & The Wines of Germany
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The Drinks Trust welcomes a new Chair and Patrons
The Drinks Trust has welcomed a new Chair of the Board of Trustees, Troy Christensen, as well as three new Patrons, Ian Burrell, Becky Paskin and Jaega Wise.
Troy Christensen joined the charity’s Board of Trustees in 2018, having been a long-standing supporter of The Drinks Trust both personally and through his company Enotria&Coe. Christensen brings extensive expertise as an industry busines...
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New Member: Elizabeth Gabay MW
Elizabeth Gabay has worked in wine for 35 years, starting as an importer – moving on to education and consultancy. Passing the MW in 1998, she was somewhat overwhelmed by two children and the subsequent move to rural France in 2002. Since then, Elizabeth has continued as an educator for the IMW and Wine Scholar Guild, as a consultant and writer, specialising in the wines of southern France (Proven...
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A call to support South Africa’s wine industry: #myfavouritesouthafricanwines
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VIVANT: Livening up the online wine stream scene
Amanda Barnes gets a taste of the future with VIVANT's new wine streaming platform.
I thought that perhaps last year we’d seen all the ways to do a virtual wine experience, but I was definitely wrong. My last virtual wine tasting in 2020 was one which will no doubt be relevant, memorable and exciting throughout 2021 and beyond the Covid era. VIVANT is a new wine education streaming platform launc...
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Porto Protocol: towards a future safer from climate change
Liz Sagues takes a look at the Porto Protocol and how it is helping drive forward the discussion on sustainability in the wine industry.
In 2021, sustainability continues to be the green buzzword, spoken everywhere throughout the wine world. Individual and collective initiatives are legion, but have enough wine people heard of the Porto Protocol foundation? Its ambitious vision is to see a world ...
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Meet the Member: Timo Jokinen
Timo Jokinen is no stranger to travel, having visited 156 countries, and in this interview Amanda Barnes discovers how while living in South East Asia he got started in the wine industry, which has led to him being a Grand Officier Maître Sommelier and restaurateur today.
What's your first memory in wine, and how did you get into the wine industry?
Most probably back in the early 1980s...
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