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What’s in a label and the EU’s new laws

Posted on April 10, 2021April 15, 2021 by Dominic Buckwell

Lawyer cum sommelier Dominic Buckwell gets inspiration from the Institute of Masters of Wine webinar on Labelling rules and transparency, detailing a complex past and giving the lowdown on proposed new and potentially game-changing legislation. Laws ensuring adequate packaging and labels for food and drink to protect consumers have existed since time immemorial. Weights and measures rules date fr...

A dearth of diversity

Posted on March 8, 2021March 9, 2021 by Sumi Sarma

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Foot trodden wine and talhas in Alentejo: Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz kickstart their new book

Posted on February 26, 2021February 28, 2021 by Simon J Woolf

Exploring the foot trodden and handmade wines of Portugal, Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz's new book, Foot Trodden, is being funded and brought to life through a Kickstarter campaign which is live now. In this extract, Simon explores the wines of the Alentejo region in southern Portugal, and, in particular, those that are made in talha clay pots. The best way to understand Alentejo’s stron...

Atlantic wines & The wines of Portugal

Posted on February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 by Richard Mayson

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A call to support South Africa’s wine industry: #myfavouritesouthafricanwines

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by Richard Bampfield MW

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Porto Protocol: towards a future safer from climate change

Posted on January 10, 2021January 12, 2021 by Liz Sagues

Liz Sagues takes a look at the Porto Protocol and how it is helping drive forward the discussion on sustainability in the wine industry. In 2021, sustainability continues to be the green buzzword, spoken everywhere throughout the wine world. Individual and collective initiatives are legion, but have enough wine people heard of the Porto Protocol foundation? Its ambitious vision is to see a world ...

Furztrocken – now that’s pretty dry in Deutschland

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Paula Redes Sidore

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An ever-inclusive circle

Posted on December 14, 2020December 16, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Liz Sagues looks back on the birth of the Let's Talk About... series of Circle webinars, a ray of vinous light in otherwise trying times, which have not only served to be keep members informed, but have also brought them together. She, as one of the organisers, also reveals that these wonderful web sessions will continue in 2021 and will be held twice monthly. Good can come out of bad: the corona...

Georgia on my laptop

Posted on December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes takes off on a virtual tour of Georgia and its wines, made from an impressive inventory of indigenous grape varieties. I have a friend who always sees the bright side of life. It sounds rather trite to describe someone this way, but I don’t know anyone quite as capable as finding the silver lining as her. During lockdown (Lockdown 1, in April), instead of getting rather depressed ...

Appraising Austria’s new single vineyard releases

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

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