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The transformation of txakoli
Peter and Susie’s Wine Festival Winchester moves online
Peter Richards MW and Susie Barrie MW are inviting members to join in their annual Wine Festival Winchester, which this year is going online!
Taking place on Saturday 28th November, the day is packed with delicious online wine masterclasses curated via the festival’s website www.thewinefestival.co.uk
"We’ve taken our Wine Festival Winchester online, in the spirit of positivity – trying to su...
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Ingesting España from afar with Eat Spain, Drink Spain
Liz Sagues and Amanda Barnes delight in and devour some Spanish delights as they 'Eat Spain, Drink Spain’ in the nationwide November campaign.
Pairing Spanish delicacies from dish to glass
Suitably prepared with a pre-delivered hamper stacked with Spanish food and wine goodies, Liz Sagues gets in on some perfect pairings that nevertheless don’t quite please everyone.
A big thank-you is ...
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Seminal Semillon
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Taking bubbles to the dark side
Amanda Barnes finds a Slovenian sparkler that has remained untouched by light from picking to palate, while attending the funkiest of fizzy launches.
Wine launches are always a tough one to make interesting, especially during Covid times, when you can’t easily organise a big soirée. Radgonske Gorice’s wine launch last month was, however, perfectly interesting. A simple premise perhaps — a sample...
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New Member: Sue Eames
Sue Eames spent many years at L’Oreal in the UK and France, working at a senior corporate level
and latterly in Global HR Communications, whilst also travelling extensively in Europe to judge wines and spirits. In 2016, Sue decided to move full time into the wine and spirits field with a focus on French and English wines, Gin, Fruit Liqueurs and Armagnac.
Based in Paris, Sue writes regularly o...
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Jon Wyand, Jane Anson, Tim Atkin and Anne Krebiehl take home Louis Roederer Awards
Congratulations to Circle members Jane Anson, Jon Wyand, Anne Krebiehl and Tim Atkin who have won the Louis Roederer wine awards in the last edition of the awards ceremony:
CHAMPAGNE LOUIS ROEDERER ARTISTRY OF WINE AWARD 2020:
Jon Wyand
RAMOS PINTO ONLINE COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR 2020:
Jane Anson
MAZZEI INTERNATIONAL WINE COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020:
Tim Atkin MW
DOMAINE FAIVEL...
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Ken Gargett’s top wine picks from Down Under
In our Australia special this month, Ken Gargett shares what he's been drinking recently and couple of recommendations on new releases to try.
As with the rest of the world, the pandemic has meant many changes in the way critics Down Under are evaluating wines. Interstate visits to wineries and regions for tastings and new releases have been almost non-existent. Zoom meetings for local and offsho...
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How Pouilly-Fuissé finally got Premier Cru recognition
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James Halliday’s overview of Australian wine moments in the last 30 years
Australia’s eminent wine critic James Halliday is featured in our Meet the Member interview, and he also shares with us his greatest moments and milestones in Australian wine.
In the last 50 years there have been monumental changes in styles, varieties and regions of Australia. Over this timeframe, there has been no consistency per se. A rough chronology of change goes thus:
1955 The ferm...
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