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A study of Sekt & The Wines of Germany

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

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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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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

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Musings on Malta

Posted on January 10, 2021January 12, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

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A Circle Party to remember

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

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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...