Amanda Barnes, Author at Circle of Wine Writers

Franciacorta: It’s all in the ‘lies’…

Posted on August 5, 2018August 10, 2018 by Linda Johnson-Bell

Linda Johnson-Bell provides her takeaways from CWW’s recent Franciacorta seminar, in which Franciacorta’s UK brand ambassador, Tom Harrow, described how and why Franciacorta is forging its own identity. The event was held at The Naval Club, Hill St, Mayfair, London, on 3rd July, 2018. This won’t be a primer on the ABC’s of Franciacorta – the region of land between Lake Iseo and Brescia, and one o...

Godello and beyond: uncovering white and red Galician gems

Posted on July 29, 2018August 9, 2018 by Amaya Cervera

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MTM: Stephen Brook

Posted on July 21, 2018August 10, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Stephen Brook is a renowned wine writer whose expertise lies on either side of the Atlantic, in European wine regions and in the US. Brook has authored almost 40 books in his career to date that span the wine and travel genres and is a contributing editor at Decanter. Amanda Barnes interviews him to find out more about his thoughts on publishing, his favourite wine regions at the moment, and why w...

Discovering the new Douro

Posted on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

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Meet the Member: A year in review

Posted on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

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Jancis Robinson launches The Wine Glass with designer Richard Brendon

Posted on July 9, 2018August 10, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Jancis Robinson has launched the wine glass to end all wine glasses. In collaboration with British designer Richard Brendon, The Wine Glass was designed in response to an everyday frustration of Robinson's. “I was looking for the perfect wine glass,” says Robinson. “I love white wine as much as red and have never understood why white wine glasses are routinely smaller than those designed for re...

Blind Drunk – Wine or Water? Linda Johnson-Bell launches Indigogo campaign

Posted on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 by Linda Johnson-Bell

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Delving into the Marche: CWW Trip Report 2018

Posted on July 6, 2018August 10, 2018 by Circle members

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Going for Gold

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Christopher Fielden

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Grower communication pains in Champagne

Posted on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 by Caroline Henry

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