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Meet the Friend: Pandora Mistry, Business France

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Pandora Mistry
As Senior Marketing Advisor for Business France, Pandora Mistry is at the forefront of the French wine scene in the UK. Amanda Barnes interviews her on the top trends today and learns how she got into the world of wine.   How were you first introduced to wine and what sparked your interest in the industry? I started to do wine tours with Arblaster and Clarke in the early 2000’s, mostly i...
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An ever-inclusive circle

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Circle Let's Talk About series
Liz Sagues looks back on the birth of the Let's Talk About... series of Circle webinars, a ray of vinous light in otherwise trying times, which have not only served to be keep members informed, but have also brought them together. She, as one of the organisers, also reveals that these wonderful web sessions will continue in 2021 and will be held twice monthly. Good can come out of bad: the corona...
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Meet the Member: Carla Capalbo

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Carla Capalbo
Carla Capalbo is a respected expert in Georgian and Italian wine, having authored several books on the wine countries. Amanda Barnes interviews her about how she got into wine writing and why she'll be making gingerbread again in lockdown.   What’s your earliest memory in wine? I was born in New York City but I grew up in Paris and London and my stepfather had a wine cellar in our house ...
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Georgia on my laptop

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georgia wine region visit
Amanda Barnes takes off on a virtual tour of Georgia and its wines, made from an impressive inventory of indigenous grape varieties. I have a friend who always sees the bright side of life. It sounds rather trite to describe someone this way, but I don’t know anyone quite as capable as finding the silver lining as her. During lockdown (Lockdown 1, in April), instead of getting rather depressed ...
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