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Atlantic wines & The wines of Portugal

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

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Meet the Friend: Kate Sweet, Limm PR

Posted on February 5, 2021February 9, 2021 by Kate Sweet

Kate Sweet has been 'wine curious' ever since she can remember and today is one of the leading PRs in the drinks industry, working at Limm Communications with a range of brands and clients from vintage Cognac to grower Champagne. In this interview, we discover why she's desperate to enjoy a glass of rosé overlooking the Med very soon, but will take a pass on the Gewürztraminer. What bro...

Memoirs of a Freeloader: Stephen Brook’s vinous highlights

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Stephen Brook

Having written approaching 40 books on wine, Stephen Brook, also a contributing editor at Decanter, now turns his attention to recounting his own vast and varied experiences in relation to the vine in his book titled Memoirs of a Freeloader. This vinous autobiography charts his transition to wine writing from being a commissioning editor, and cleverly captures what really goes on behind the scenes...

A study of Sekt & The Wines of Germany

Posted on February 3, 2021February 9, 2021 by Anne Krebielh MW

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

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

VIVANT: Livening up the online wine stream scene

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes gets a taste of the future with VIVANT's new wine streaming platform. I thought that perhaps last year we’d seen all the ways to do a virtual wine experience, but I was definitely wrong. My last virtual wine tasting in 2020 was one which will no doubt be relevant, memorable and exciting throughout 2021 and beyond the Covid era. VIVANT is a new wine education streaming platform launc...

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 ...

Meet the Member: Timo Jokinen

Posted on January 10, 2021January 12, 2021 by Timo Jokinen

Timo Jokinen is no stranger to travel, having visited 156 countries, and in this interview Amanda Barnes discovers how while living in South East Asia he got started in the wine industry, which has led to him being a Grand Officier Maître Sommelier and restaurateur today. What's your first memory in wine, and how did you get into the wine industry? Most probably back in the early 1980s...

Meet the Friend: Pandora Mistry, Business France

Posted on January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 by Pandora Mistry

As Senior Marketing Advisor for Business France, Pandora Mistry is at the forefront of the French wine scene in the UK. Amanda Barnes interviews her on the top trends today and learns how she got into the world of wine. How were you first introduced to wine and what sparked your interest in the industry? I started to do wine tours with Arblaster and Clarke in the early 2000’s, mostly i...

Furztrocken – now that’s pretty dry in Deutschland

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Paula Redes Sidore