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Meet the Friend: Clemence de Crecy

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Clemence de Crecy is originally from Lyon, France, but her studies brought her over to the other side of the Channel in her early 20s. She is now based in London where she runs her successful PR agency, Clementine Communications, specialising in luxury, lifestyle and drinks. Amanda Barnes interviews Clemence to find out more about her path into wine and discovers why coffee and a newspaper are an ...
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Champagne, 49 million bubbles in every bottle

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Although it is doubtful Fredrik Schelin has actually counted the bubbles in a bottle of Champagne, he seems to have done everything else surrounding the topic – including tasting over 4,000 Champagnes – in his new book being released next month. This handsomely-presented guide to Champagne not only covers the history, sub-regions and method of Champagne but also looks into the other main styles o...
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The drinking woman’s diet: Wendy Narby’s wellbeing guide for wine women

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Congratulations to Roederer winners Tim Atkin, Nina Caplan and Simon Woolf

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Many congratulations to all the winners at the Louis Roederer awards this year and in particular to our Circle members who came away with prestigious wine writing awards: Nina Caplan won the Domaine Faiveley International Wine Book of the Year for her recent book, The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me Tim Atkin MW who received the Ramos Pinto Online Communicator of the Year Award ...
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Meet the Friend: Fiona Campbell

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Fiona Campbell is a well-known and well-respected PR in the UK who represents an exciting portfolio of wineries with productions as diverse as Champagne, Port and Tokay. In this interview, we find out why Fiona has been lured into the world of wine and why - despite her best efforts - she just isn't ready for a life of making jam.  What led you to work in wine? I started out in advertising,...
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Uncovering the sweet spots of Bordeaux

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Meet the Member: Douglas Blyde

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From drinking corked Chardonnay with his father to selecting fine wines and caviar for a Russian oligarch, Douglas Blyde shares his interesting path into the world of wine. Today Blyde is perhaps best known for his regular drinks column at the Evening Standard and as Editor of London's Wine List Confidential but, as he divulges in this interview, his day-to-day workload is far more diverse and see...
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