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Circle Tasting: 20th anniversary of Minervois-La Lavinière

Posted on July 10, 2019July 15, 2019 by Richard Lane and Neil Fairlamb

Neil Fairlamb and Richard Lane (a guest at the tasting) collaborate to celebrate the progress made in 20 years of Minervois-La Lavinière in bringing elegance to the Languedoc. The tasting took place on June 16 at the Naval Club in Mayfair. The Naval Club in London`s Mayfair seemed a world away from the craggy windswept foothills of the Montagne Noire in Languedoc`s Aude Valley that Richard Lane ...

Time and terroir: A study of South African Chardonnay

Posted on June 10, 2019June 17, 2019 by John Downes MW

John Downes MW reflects on the changing face of South African Chardonnay and how winemakers are searching for cooling climates for this demanding variety. He reports on the Circle's special wine tasting presented by Bouchard Finlayson, Paul Cluver and De Morgenzon Estate at this year's London Wine Fair. There was a first day buzz as Lia Poveda, the global ambassador for Bouchard Finlayson; Andrie...

Atypical ageing slips under the radar

Posted on February 4, 2019February 7, 2019 by Keith Grainger

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A brief history of grape wine in China

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Janet Z Wang

Following a rising star from the east

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Colin Harkness

Getting to grips with Galicia’s five wine regions

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

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...