Amanda Barnes, Author at Circle of Wine Writers

New Member: Sherwin Lao

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Sherwin Lao was introduced to the world of wine when he was hired by a huge Californian winery in the mid-1990s to take charge of the on-premise marketing of the winery- at first in Southeast Asia, and eventually for the much larger Asia-Pacific region. After leaving the Californian winery in the tail-end of the 1990s, Sherwin continued to do regional wine related work, mostly with Spanish winerie...

Getting to grips with Galicia’s five wine regions

Posted on November 5, 2018November 8, 2018 by Neil Fairlamb

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Lifting the cork on Château d’Abzac

Posted on November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 by John Salvi MW

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And the Oscar goes to…

Posted on November 3, 2018November 8, 2018 by Lindsay Oram

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Pouring light on Prunelard

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Paul Strang

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Moldovan Magic

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Helena Nicklin

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Meet the Member: Tom Jarvis

Posted on October 30, 2018November 1, 2018 by Tom Jarvis

Tom Jarvis is perhaps best known for his role as a writer for Wine Searcher, however, his career in wine has taken many different paths. Essex-born Jarvis has been based in New Zealand since 2013 and Amanda Barnes meets up with him over a glass of Grüner Veltliner in Auckland to discuss his thoughts on the growing diversity in New Zealand's wine industry and find out what's next for Jarvis followi...

Tribute to Nicholas Faith

Posted on October 30, 2018November 8, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

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Meet the Friend: Will Evelyn, Tumuñan Lodge & Wines

Posted on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Will Evelyn was born in Surrey, but found himself living in Argentine Patagonia in 1997 as a fly-fishing guide. After several years between Patagonia and surfing on the Chilean coast, he settled on the Chilean side of the Andes mountains in the wine region of Colchagua where he planted a small vineyard in the hills and opened a 6-bedroom mountain resort, Tumuñan Lodge. Amanda Barnes interviews Wil...

A double anniversary in Italy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Nicoletta Curradi

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